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.
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Pelosi: House to stay in session until COVID-19 aid bill passes
Both sides insist they want to pass a package, but each is entrenched in its position.
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Posted inNation & World
Shortage of virus tests in UK hurts effort to fight 2nd wave
People complain they’re being sent to testing centers hundreds of miles away from their homes.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Car parade to support Madison nursing home hit by COVID-19 set for Friday
Community members are rallying to show their support for residents and staff at Maplecrest Nursing Home where a coronavirus outbreak has infected dozens and taken six lives.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Businesses struggle with Fenway Park and other baseball cathedrals empty – except for the games
Teams are playing in front of cardboard cutouts with artificial crowd noise, but reality hits hard once you get outside the gates in the neighborhoods around the ballparks.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Parking for $10 at Fenway Park? Only during a pandemic
From bars and restaurants to sausage vendors and parking garages, no fans going to Fenway Park is having an economic ripple effect around the ballpark.
Posted inSports
MLB playoffs to be held in bubble with World Series entirely in Arlington, Texas
The Division Series, League Championship Series and World Series will be part of a bubble designed to minimize exposure to the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine Cabin Masters meets the Maine Shack in Manchester pop-up event
Longtime friends who pursued different paths in business are coming together Wednesday in Manchester at a popup event that brings together the Maine Cabin Masters with The Maine Shack, a Denver restaurant.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Fewer Americans had health insurance in 2019 than in 2018, report shows
Nearly 30 million people in the country lacked coverage at some point in 2019, 1 million more than the previous year.
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The rest of the world has low view of the U.S. amid pandemic, poll finds
In a new poll of 13 nations, a median of just 15% of respondents said the United States had handled the pandemic well, while 85% said the country had responded poorly.