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Posted inHealth, Local & State
From hospitalizations to out-of-staters’ test results, Maine pandemic metrics look good
Deep into the summer tourist season, Maine has the second-fewest new cases per capita in the nation.
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Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: CDC asks 4 states, 1 city to draft coronavirus vaccine distribution plans
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — The federal government is asking four states and one city to draft plans for how they would distribute a coronavirus vaccine when limited doses become available, possibly as early as this fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Defense […]
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
The Best 15 places for takeout in Greater Portland
Instead of a ‘Best of’ list, we’re doing something different. Blame the pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Across Maine, nation, rise in hunger should set off alarm bells
Millions of Americans are having trouble putting food on the table, and things could get much worse if nothing is done.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s senators must stand firm against sending envoy to Belarus
A Mainer who lived there as a Fulbright Scholar advises waiting until the departure of the dictatorship’s president, who is violently suppressing widespread protests.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth school reopening plan delayed a week over concerns about ventilation
School Board members said they were worried about health risks to students and staff members.
Posted inReligion and Values
More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions
Churches in California and Minnesota are challenging state pandemic restrictions in court, contending that they are violations of religious liberty.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport-area school board approves hybrid reopening with goal of full in-person learning by October
The hybrid plan will divide K-12 students into two cohorts, with one group attending school on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cohorts will alternate on Fridays, meaning students will have three days of in-person instruction every other week.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
In pursuit of safety, Maine schools revisit a model from the past
The reduced risk of virus transmission outside buildings is prompting school districts to plan for outdoor classrooms, hearkening to the early decades of the 20th century, when other infectious disease outbreaks pushed education into the fresh air.