The Maplecrest nursing home failed to have a system in place for the monitoring of symptoms reported during screening process, according to documents provided by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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Skowhegan-area schools’ nickname selection down to 3 finalists
The final vote on the school district’s new mascot will be at the Oct. 8 board of directors meeting.
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Three petitions on subdivision changes head to November ballot in Richmond
Driving these petitions are disagreements about how subdivisions should be regulated in Richmond’s agriculture district, which makes up most of the rural town.
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‘Heartbroken and confused’ resident at Madison nursing home calls for greater transparency amid outbreak
Samantha Paine, who has been living at the Maplecrest facility, says she and other residents are reeling from the isolation and lack of information about containing the outbreak there.
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Community members rally to support patients, staff at Maplecrest in Madison
About 20 vehicles lined up on Heald Street in Madison on Friday afternoon, decorated with expressions of love and support for residents and staff at Maplecrest, where 39 staff and residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and six have died.
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Mascot nickname list narrows as Skowhegan-area school district OKs modified fall sports plan
The district’s soft start plan ends Friday and kindergarten through sixth grade start in-person classes five days a week on Monday, which has some teachers apprehensive about teaching and controlling the increased number under COVID-19 restrictions.
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State police, sheriff’s office investigate Anson man’s death
Dwain Libby, 52, of West Mills Road was found apparently ill and incoherent at his home Monday and died later that night at a Portland hospital.
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Winthrop woman, 64, dies after her pickup truck hits YMCA building in Manchester
Officials with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office think Holly A. Wright might have experienced a medical problem before the one-vehicle accident.
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Judge grants harassment order to Waterville school in 10-year dispute with ousted student’s father
The Waterville District Court order against Tim White of Sanford prohibits him from harassing Temple Academy and from being on a large swath of road off Kennedy Memorial Drive, while ordering him to reimburse the school for $6,065 in legal fees.
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It’s free! All Maine K-12 students are eligible for free meals through December
Chrissy Michaud, food service director for Regional School Unit 2, said not enough families take advantage of this program and central Maine districts encourage parents to sign up.