A staff member and a student at separate Dixfield buildings have tested positive.
2020
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance
The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.
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Posted inMaine
Two die in crash as vehicle hits guardrails on I-95, rolls over onto Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, police say
A man and a woman from Sanford traveling north in a snowstorm died in the crash as the pickup they were in landed on the road below the overpass and caught fire.
Posted inNation / World
Wiping down groceries? Experts say keep risk in perspective
To avoid any traces of the coronavirus that might be lurking on surfaces, Americans have been wiping down groceries, wearing surgical gloves in public and leaving mail packages out for an extra day or 2.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Growing number of hospitals canceling surgeries to preserve staff during surge
Putting off planned procedures that patients can defer safely is one of the few levers hospitals have to adjust their capacity as the virus spreads unchecked.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic?
Outdoor dining tents are popping up outside restaurants during the pandemic, but experts say not all setups are equal
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. jobless claims up for 2nd straight week as virus worsens
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills urges Mainers to ‘hang in there’ as CDC reports 228 new cases, one more death
New cases are reported in all 16 counties, led by York County with 48, and the state’s hospitals have 105 COVID-19 patients.
Posted inSports
Sports on TV: Wednesday, November 25
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, November 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 12 p.m. BTN — McNeese State at Nebraska CBSSN — George Washington at Navy FS1 — Oakland at Xavier 2 p.m. BTN — North Carolina A&T at Illinois ESPN — Illinois State at Ohio State ESPN2 — Crossover Classic: St. […]
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Oxford’s food pantry gets help to give help
Helping Hands Food Pantry expects to provide Thanksgiving meals to 75 families today. The help they receive from the community propels the help they give.