The decision to mandate pool testing for athletes, made last week by the Augusta Board of Education, came on recommendation from Athletic Director Jon Millett and is backed by the coaches.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine’s COVID-19 surge intensifies as cases, deaths and hospitalizations mount
Transmission of the virus appears to be speeding up in Maine heading into Thanksgiving week, when many will gather indoors.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine sets another record for number of COVID-19 hospital patients
As of Monday, 261 COVID patients were in Maine hospitals, including 72 in critical care.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn’t say when or where these would take place.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
New record set Sunday for COVID hospitalizations in Maine
The state’s 249 hospitalizations surpass the previous high of 248 set Friday. The number of patients in critical care has also increased.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Getting Maine back to work
A think tank’s report identifies child care subsidies and other aid to families as a necessary step toward full economic recovery.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID’s vulnerable tribe numbers in the tens of millions
When people assert their right to ignore public health guidance, they put the immunosuppressed – like me – at risk.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Fighting vaccination in a court with no names
The ‘Liberty Counsel Nine’ aren’t seeking protection from retribution. They’re hiding from common sense.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts science museum opens exhibit on vaccines
The EcoTarium in Worcester aims to help educate visitors about COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World
Merkel calls on all Germans to get shots to avoid bad virus winter
The relentless rise in the coronavirus infection is setting off alarm bells.