Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Report finds widespread concerns about racial inequity in South Portland schools
Students say they hear racial slurs in hallways, and that the district’s approach to racial and other problems has been lacking.
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Bowdoin will require COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall, a first among Maine colleges
Maine’s community college system will require vaccinations for resident students, but Bowdoin is the first Maine school to set vaccine requirements for all students and staff.
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Maine teachers use lessons learned during pandemic to reimagine education
A federal grant is providing a venue for hundreds of educators to take courses on innovation and pilot design with the chance to get funding for remote learning projects in their schools.
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Lincoln Middle School and Reiche go remote Friday
The building closures are due to staff quarantines for COVID-19 and other absences at Lincoln and a plumbing issue at Reiche.
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Skowhegan man charged with using PPP loan for a barber pole light, church donation
Nathan Reardon was charged in relation to 4 separate applications for federal Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling nearly $240,000.
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Maine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money
School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
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UMaine System encourages students to get vaccinations, with eligibility expanding
Students aren’t required to get vaccinated but the university system is strongly encouraging it because of concerns that younger people are driving up coronavirus cases statewide.
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Portland school finance committee votes to advance $125.8 million budget
The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget, which is up 5 percent, on Tuesday night.
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Falmouth superintendent takes job as head of Scarborough schools
Geoff Bruno has served as superintendent in Falmouth for the last 7 years and will start July 1 in Scarborough.