The agency’s director hints that the state is considering scaling back case investigation and contact tracing to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some states already have done.
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The Latest: U.N. health chief says world can start dreaming of pandemic’s end
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inBusiness, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Farmington Center for Entrepreneurial Studies envisioning boys and girls club
Vision is to reduce poverty and homelessness and increase diversity and inclusion.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine schools stick to in-person instruction as coronavirus numbers rise
COVID cases are increasing in schools, but officials say they have seen little evidence of transmission in school buildings and plan to continue offering in-person learning as long as it’s safe.
Posted inMaine, News
Federal and state officials don’t explain discrepancy in Maine’s first vaccine shipment
A day after Gov. Janet Mills said the state was told it would receive a third of the doses it expected, spokespeople for Sens. Collins and King wouldn’t say what Maine’s senators are doing to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the vaccine.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington board OKs road name change, election purchases
The north end of Russells Mills Road was changed to Abbie Lane.
Posted inNation / World
Vaccines offer hope for end to pandemic, but brutal months lie ahead
By early next year, there could be more than a million doses administered every day in the U.S., but it will take time to change the trajectory of the epidemic.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
COVID-19 blocking local holiday tournaments
The virus is interrupting holiday sports traditions such as St. Dom’s annual Christmas Classic hockey tournament.
Posted inSports
State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit
Maine Hoops, the state’s largest organizer of club sport basketball games, plans to start games Dec. 18 — four weeks before they are allowed under state guidelines.
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Norway schedules special town meeting Jan. 7
An additional $17,000 is needed to buy a snow plow and $1,347 for the police budget.