The number of cases reported daily by the Maine CDC has ticked up in recent days, although the state continues to have the lowest new-infection rate in the country, according to one tracking system.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Guilford company gets $51 million contract to expand production of nasal swabs
Puritan Medical Products is one of the world’s only manufacturers of nasal swabs used in COVID-19 testing.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
From hospitalizations to out-of-staters’ test results, Maine pandemic metrics look good
Deep into the summer tourist season, Maine has the second-fewest new cases per capita in the nation.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: CDC asks 4 states, 1 city to draft coronavirus vaccine distribution plans
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — The federal government is asking four states and one city to draft plans for how they would distribute a coronavirus vaccine when limited doses become available, possibly as early as this fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Defense […]
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
PPE crowdfunding for Mt. Blue teachers launched
Former Mt. Blue student Addie Cullenberg hopes to raise $1,000 to go towards face coverings and sanitary supplies for Mt. Blue teachers.
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 students will follow hybrid models
The RSU 9 school board approved hybrid models for the upcoming school year on Tuesday, August 11.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton dedicates Town Report to Frank Donald
Frank Donald has served as Wilton’s park and recreation director for 31 years.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 chooses two-day-a-week classroom instruction
There will be no new learning for any students on Fridays.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
SAD 17 delays start of school until Sept. 8
As students registered for either in-school or distance education it became apparent that Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School could not accommodate its entire student body in the school at once.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
In pursuit of safety, Maine schools revisit the idea of outdoor classrooms
The reduced risk of virus transmission outside buildings is prompting school districts to plan for outdoor classrooms, hearkening to the early decades of the 20th century, when other infectious disease outbreaks pushed education into the fresh air.