The Capital Judicial Center, closed for about two weeks after at least three employees tested positive for COVID-19, was back open Monday.
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Lewiston school going fully remote because of COVID-19 cases
Two instructors at McMahon Elementary School tested positive for the virus Monday.
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC to scale back COVID-19 investigations as case numbers set records
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 427 new cases and says it will now focus its contact tracing on people 65 and older, people younger than 18, health care workers and first responders.
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Nursing-home staffers attended a 300-person superspreader wedding. Now six residents have died.
Health experts have long warned of the risk that ‘superspreader’ events pose to the elderly and those with underlying conditions.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Question of the Week: What has remote learning been like for parents?
Subscribers, welcome to Question of the Week, a bulletin where we invite you to share your thoughts in the comments section below. This week: let’s talk about school.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers tackle challenge of public access during pandemic
Committees plan to conduct many of their meetings virtually, at least initially, with opportunities for the public to either join by video conference or by phone.
Posted inMaine, News
COVID, staffing cited as strains on Postal Service in Maine
A USPS spokesman blames the pandemic in part for mail disruptions, while a union representative points to chronic staffing shortages.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 reports case of COVID-19 at Spruce Mountain High School
Out of an abundance of caution, RSU 73 will go fully remote until at least Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 221 new COVID cases; hospitalizations rise again
Meanwhile, an entire fire station shift calls out sick in Portland after a member tested positive for the coronavirus.