It’s not clear whether any of the teachers were infected at school, and many quarantined to avoid exposing students and other staff members.
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Maine jobless claims remain virtually unchanged
Roughly 66,000 Mainers filed for unemployment benefits in the first week of September, a slight decline from the 67,500 who filed the previous week.
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The Latest: Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. FRESNO, Calif. — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center in California. Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass and […]
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884,000 unemployment claims filed as U.S. layoffs remain elevated
Hiring will likely remain restrained as long as Americans are unable or reluctant to resume their normal habits.
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Sanford mayor urges residents to ‘step up and do the right thing’
Tom Cote delivered the forceful message this week after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks spread through the city and York County, hindering students’ return to school.
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Bates newspaper: Students sent home for violating health guidelines
College won’t say number involved or describe infractions.
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Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely
The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca’s suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be ‘no compromises’ on safety in developing the shots.
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Challenges to Maine’s COVID-19 restrictions go to federal appeals court
A church in Orrington and a campground in Scarborough argued that the state’s limits on gatherings and out-of-state visitors violated constitutional rights to worship and travel.
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MPA says announcement on fall sports to come Thursday
Maine Principals’ Association officials have reached a consensus with state officials on what the 2020 fall high school sports season will look like, and will make an announcement Thursday.
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Plea made, then withdrawn, by suspect in Waterville drive-by shooting of young girl
Video conferencing between the Kennebec County jail and Capital Judicial Center, due to COVID-19 prevention efforts, has had glitches that impact defendants’ communications.