The Maine Principals’ Association made the decision Thursday after the state recommended that classrooms remain closed through the 2019-20 school year, making Maine the first New England state to cancel its high school sports season.
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SeniorsPlus meeting the demand for thousands of meals
This time last year the program was producing 800 frozen meals a day. The need for food in the pandemic has pushed that number to 1,800.
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Query: The virus and your discoveries
So what have you found so far, as you’ve taken to cleaning and decluttering in the home-bound throes of COVID-19? Last week, I discovered an unopened 2010 Squirrel Stuff Calendar in the depths of a cupboard — and *bonus* it turns out the dates will be good again in 2021! (And yes, that’s a rare […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine’s Bicentennial Parade in Lewiston-Auburn rescheduled for August; same weekend as the Balloon Festival
The big parade in Lewiston-Auburn had been planned in May, but COVID-19 concerns forced its postponement.
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Seeds of Peace cancels summer camps in Maine
The coronavirus pandemic forced Seeds of Peace to give up plans for its annual peace-building camps in Otisfield.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports a hard-hit nursing home and 2 more deaths
Dr. Nirav Shah says state epidemiologists have traced some infections in Maine and other states to a ‘super spreader,’ a traveling salesperson who may have infected people while visiting an establishment in Maine.
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Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why
Finding toilet paper in a global pandemic is a struggle
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine unemployment claims hit new record of nearly 31,000 last week
After 3 consecutive weeks of record claims, an estimated 11% of Mainers are now out of work.
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Record 16.8 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus
Ten percent of the U.S. labor force is now out of work.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: California has its first daily decrease in ICU hospitalizations during the outbreak
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. California saw its first daily decrease in intensive care hospitalizations during the coronavirus outbreak, a key indicator of how many health care workers and medical supplies the state needs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. The rate of all virus hospitalizations has slowed this week. Those in the ICU need […]