Maine Summer Camps
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PublishedJuly 22, 2022
Scarborough summer camp struggling to find staff for the season
Families struggling to find summer camp openings.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Tough labor market leaves Midcoast summer camps short staffed
Young workers are turning down camp counselor jobs for better-paying options, forcing some local camps to cap enrollment or cut programming.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2021
Maine summer camps see record numbers, but not without some hiccups along the way
Most summer camps across the state will not open at full capacity, and many are working through food supply issues and worker shortages.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
Attorney General, Camp Bomazeen supporters sue Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts
Bomazeen supporters seek to regain local control of Belgrade youth camp officials nearly sold to raise funds to pay off council debt.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
Potential sale of beloved Belgrade Scouting camp falls through
A potential buyer, who planned to allow some use of the Camp Bomazeen property by Scouts, backed out of the deal because they couldn't get financing for the deal, according to Scouting officials.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2021
Happy campers: More overnight camps to reopen this summer
Across the country, at least 45 states are allowing overnight camps to open, compared to 39 states last summer, according to the American Camp Association.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Maine summer camps offer lessons in preventing COVID-19 transmission
A new U.S. CDC study details the protocols used to reduce virus transmission among more than 1,000 campers and staff at 4 Maine summer camps.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Some Maine summer camps won’t open this season, while others wait for guidance
The coronavirus pandemic has already caused overnight, day and rec camps around Maine to cancel summer sessions, while others hope they can open.