The RSU 1 school board is slated to decide whether to adopt a universal mask policy on Monday.
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Topsham Fair decides to stay an extra week as pandemic changes plans
A four-day Family Fun Festival begins Thursday at the Topsham Fairgrounds.
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Legal claim says former Rockland officer ‘manhandled’ 81-year-old woman during arrest
The woman is seeking $150,000 in damages from the city, its police department, and former officer Michael Rolerson.
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Brunswick extends mask rules to all town buildings, regardless of vaccination status
The Brunswick School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday to decide whether to require masks in schools.
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Brunswick officials change budget to cut projected tax hike to 2.4%
Approximately $50.6 million of Brunswick’s $75.7 million budget is sourced from property taxes.
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Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday’s the deadline.
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Delta variant dominant as Maine reports 375 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days
Three more deaths are reported, and transmission levels in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties are high enough that mask wearing is recommended indoors for all people.
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Motorcylist dies in head-on collision with SUV in Topsham
Topsham police said the rider, who has not yet been identified, was operating a 1983 Honda when it crossed the center line on Augusta Road and hit an SUV traveling in the opposite direction.
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Worumbo Mill redevelopment plans draw opposition from local business owners
Some business owners and residents say the town would be better served if the property became a community green space instead of housing developments.