This week’s Here’s Something continues a three-part series concerning pet peeves inspired by life during the coronavirus. Without further adieu, let’s get to it: It’s severely frustrating, five months into this outbreak, that we don’t even know where this new coronavirus originated. Was it from the “wet markets” in Wuhan, or was it deliberately or […]
COVID-19 pandemic
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Cape decides on hybrid school plan, start date
The School Board voted unanimously to accept the hybrid plan after the district made changes to ventilation systems in the school buildings.
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Letter: Balentine has forgotten impact of GOP tax cuts
John Balentine (“All that, without the bag of chips,” Aug. 7) secures his favorite snack items (i.e., sandwich, bag of chips and drink) at the ” … Subway sandwich shop, which I love because it’s both healthy and tasty.” However, and rather sadly, he now has to “give up” some of his items (“ … […]
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Maine postal workers demand funding, federal action to reverse mail delays
Postal union leaders are pushing for $25 billion that’s stalled in the U.S. Senate and calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s removal.
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Scarborough hammering out details for reopening schools next month
The district is opting for a part in-person, part remote-learning model, similar to other area districts.
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Bath arts center seeks community art book submissions
BATH — In order to raise funds to help compensate for revenue lost this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chocolate Church Arts Center is compiling its 2020 Community Art Book. The 804 Washington St. performance venue seeks submissions of all kinds of artwork that “reflect the creativity and resilience of the region,” according […]
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Portland School Notebook: Portland high schools send off 2020 graduates
Portland’s three high schools held graduations during the first week of August, with outdoor ceremonies held at Ocean Gateway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Portland High School celebrated its 199th commencement ceremony with 181 graduates in the class of 2020. Class President Erin Chadbourne said students never guessed that when they left school on March […]
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Q&A: Are mail-in voting and absentee ballots the same thing?
Some states with mail-in voting send ballots to all registered voters, but voters in Maine must request an absentee ballot under a system that tracks ballots closely to prevent errors or fraud.
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Congratulations to the class of 2020 – and their teachers
Commencement this month for our approximately 500 graduating seniors was two months late and held outdoors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the drive-in ceremonies at Ocean Gateway for Portland, Deering and Casco Bay high schools were as inspirational as graduations every year – maybe even more so. I’ve spoken at commencements for four years […]
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The Universal Notebook: America needs a sabbatical
In my Aug. 4 column, I urged that schools remain closed until the coronavirus pandemic is over. Teachers shouldn’t have to risk their lives and parents shouldn’t be caught between worries about the health of their children and the need to get back to work. But if your primary interest in education is child care, […]