After a staff member tests positive for COVID-19 on the day school reopens, LHS is going back to remote learning.
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How the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across Maine and the U.S.
Reported cases by country:
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Will social distancing weaken my immune system? The answer is ‘No’
Health experts say you don’t need to worry that social distancing is weakening your immune system
Posted inNation / World
Heading into holidays, U.S. COVID-19 testing strained again
More people are waiting for hours in long lines to get tested for the coronavirus, as cases surge nationwide and families hope to gather safely for the holidays
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Unemployment claims remain high in Maine
More than 2,500 residents applied for state and federal jobless benefits in the second week of November.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. jobless claims increase to 742,000 as pandemic worsens
The economy’s modest recovery is increasingly at risk, with newly confirmed daily infections in the United States having exploded 80 percent over the past two weeks.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues
The new restrictions were announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 215 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: Mexico becomes fourth country to hit 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
WMH’s Herlihy leads school district’s COVID policies
NORWAY — Western Maine Health pediatrician Kate Herlihy has looked after SAD 17 students for close to 20 years, first as a volunteer, then as a healthcare provider to SAD 17’s uninsured students, and finally as the district’s medical director, where she oversees the health center at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and attends monthly […]
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COVID-19 battering SAD 17 schools
As of Nov. 18, three schools are closed due to outbreaks of three or more cases and one school has too many educators in quarantine for in-person learning. But six schools report no positive cases, currently.