The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inMaine, News
State tests all Sanford high school students, staff for COVID-19
Eighteen cases have been recorded at the high school and at Sanford Regional Technical Center, as outbreaks continue in York County.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
How the pandemic has created a new-car shortage in Maine
Inventories are down as a result of factory shutdowns in the spring caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Election clerks will process absentee ballots early, but won’t count votes until polls close
With a record number of voters requesting absentee ballots, some want to know when those votes actually get counted.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Some high school football teams in holding pattern, some already playing 7-on-7
Dirigo and other Oxford County schools are staying off the gridiron while the county is designated yellow by the Department of Education.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
RSU 10 families frustrated by school closures and remote learning
The board will meet Oct. 8 to decide on a date for reopening.
Posted inMaine
As officials investigate Oakland church gathering, town manager worries ‘this has the potential to be a superspreader’
Oakland police are talking with state officials about large gatherings held over the weekend at Kingdom Life Church to determine what action should be taken in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maranacook Community Middle School student has a ‘probable positive’ test for COVID-19
Officials: The Readfield school will use fully remote learning until Oct. 13.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
CDC’s credibility is eroded by internal blunders and external attacks as coronavirus vaccine campaigns loom
The CDC has experienced a loss of institutional credibility at a time when the nation desperately needs to know whom to trust.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine schools reporting COVID-19 cases, including an outbreak in York County
RSU 57 has gone to remote-only learning at Massabesic Middle School, where the outbreak occurred, and at Massabesic High School.