Many are already accustomed to more intimate celebrations of a holiday focused more on the home than on the synagogue.
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Three deputy fire chiefs in Portland disciplined for not enforcing mask mandates
Fire Chief Keith Gautreau, who was photographed without a mask in a firehouse, conceded that ‘we could all do better with this and we should be’ and ‘it starts at the top.’
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Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes bipartisan aid deal
A negotiating group including Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is working to rally lawmakers behind the $908 billion framework that includes a $300-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and $160 billion for state and local governments.
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Canton facility administrator among 29 employees with COVID-19
Mark Jacobs said he is recovering at home and expects to return to work Monday.
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19
DeGeneres has been hosting her daytime talk show, ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ live from her studio, with guests appearing both in person and virtually.
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U.S. CDC director allegedly ordered deletion of email that sought to interfere with coronavirus guidance
The editor of a key report told investigators that while on vacation in August, she received instructions to delete the email written by a senior adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
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Winthrop officials discuss publishing mask-related complaints against local businesses
Town Councilor Barbara Alexander says Winthrop’s emergency management officials should publish face mask-related complaints. Some others on the council said they were not sold on the idea.
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Augusta’s public schools to begin winter break early, go fully remote until Jan. 19
After a successful trial following Thanksgiving, city schools will use a remote learning model two days before and two weeks after the winter break.
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FDA panel recommends widespread use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Depending on how fast the FDA signs off on the advisory panel’s recommendation, shots could begin within days.