UMaine-Farmington athletic director Julie Davis said there are still details that must be ironed out before a season can begin.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mainers urged to stay vigilant as vaccines arrive, and for a long time afterward
People who are injected with the vaccines still may be able to harbor and spread the disease, one reason face masks could be part of American life well into 2021, and maybe beyond.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pingree presses federal agency to investigate relief loan to Maine business that may not exist
The congresswoman wants answers about a $1.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan to Common Ground Organic Farm, which organic farmers including Pingree had never heard of before the Portland Press Herald reported on it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to make one-time $600 payments to jobless residents
Thousands of Mainers who could lose unemployment benefits if federal programs expire this month will receive payments under the state’s new Pandemic Relief Program.
Posted inNation / World
Only half of Americans want shots as COVID-19 vaccine approval nears, poll shows
Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to see how the initial rollout fares – skepticism that could hinder the campaign against the scourge that has killed nearly 290,000 Americans.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Hospitals plead with Mainers to wear masks, take precautions
“We have your back. Please have ours,” Central Maine Healthcare, MaineGeneral Health and Northern Light Health leaders wrote in a joint letter released Wednesday.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 board gets budget, winter sports updates
Sports classified as moderate risk can start scrimmages Jan. 4; regional competitions can start Jan. 11.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Photo album: Making angels for heroes
St. Dominic Academy students show appreciation for health care workers.
Posted inMaine, News
Staffing shortages threaten Maine’s hospitals as COVID-19 cases increase by more than 400
On a day when the state reports seven more deaths, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals’ staffing shortages are ‘alarming.’
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 goes fully remote as precaution
With three confirmed COVID-19 cases at the elementary school and a staff member who has contact with all schools, RSU 73 will be fully remote until at least Dec. 15. To give teachers time to prepare, the remote classes will begin Thursday.