The Maine 3-Railers entertained kids and their families during visits to Patten Free Library and Topsham Public Library during school vacation week.
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Ukrainian refugee count tops 1 million as Russians besiege ports and U.N. demands end of invasion
The tally from the U.N. refugee agency amounts to more than 2% of Ukraine’s population being forced out of the country in less than a week.
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Mills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation
The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
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Topsham-area school superintendent to recommend dropping mask mandate
Announcement comes following protest in which students refused to mask.
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Photo: Elementary school mural dedicated to Brunswick teacher battling cancer
Brunswick resident, mother and elementary school teacher Amanda Cohen, 51 and her son, Jacob, 13, pose for a picture in front of a new mural that was installed on Feb. 22 at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick. The mural is dedicated to Cohen, who is battling a terminal cancer diagnosis and taught art […]
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In State of the Union, Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation and COVID
The president highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the commitment of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance, but warned that without consequences, Putin’s aggression won’t end with Ukraine.
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Brunswick woman shot by Topsham police dies in hospital
Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick, who was hospitalized after being shot by police on the Route 196 bridge, died Tuesday afternoon, according to a Maine Medical Center spokesperson.
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Mills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
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Bath-area schools to make masking optional, Maine CDC recommends otherwise
Brunswick School District will also take up the issue.
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Russia takes aim at Ukraine’s urban areas; Biden vows Putin will pay a price for invasion
As the seventh day of the war dawned Wednesday, Russia found itself increasingly isolated, beset by the sanctions that have thrown its economy into turmoil and left the country practically friendless.