After a summer of mostly conditioning, field hockey and soccer teams are able to practice on skills now that fall practices have started, while golfers are excited for their season to start.
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Posted inSchools & Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
MVC schools ban spectators and are encountering barriers to regional scheduling
The Mountain Valley Conference is giving its schools more options for opponents this fall, but a lot of details still need to be worked out before games start Sept. 25.
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Posted inVarsity Maine
Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference still mapping out fall sports season
With golf, cross country, field hockey, and soccer approved for the fall, athletic directors are working to create schedules.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Trick-or-Take the night off?
Some Halloween events around Lewiston and Auburn are going ahead with major changes while others are taking the year off. Parents are split on deciding what’s best for their kids and the state’s top health official says it’s too soon to give advice.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Spruce Head man, 84, charged with threatening couple for not wearing masks
George D. Kibitz, who police say displayed a gun and told the couple that he might shoot people not wearing face coverings, is charged with criminal threatening.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine finalizes rules for mandatory paid leave law
The law, effective Jan. 1, will allow workers at companies with at least 10 employees to earn as much as 40 hours of paid time off per year.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Pandemic vs. pandemic: COVID-19 hampers fight against HIV
Clinics have stopped or limited testing for HIV, and public health officials overwhelmed by COVID-19 have shifted staff away from tracking HIV patients.
Posted inRiver Valley, Schools & Education
Two COVID-19 cases close Region 9 technology school and RSU 56 schools
Because of the confirmed cases and possible exposure, students will be taught remotely for three days while the schools are disinfected.
Posted inMaine, News
Driven by York County outbreaks, COVID-19 cases trending higher
Maine’s CDC now says 176 cases and 5 deaths are associated with a wedding and reception in Millinocket on Aug. 7.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
No masking the excitement of nervous students heading back to school in Lewiston-Auburn
With COVID-19 measures in place, youngsters returned to classrooms Monday for the first time in six months.