Superintendent says no contact made with schools, students, other staff.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine suspends student, disciplines 7 others for parties that violated virus rules
The university says the students were disciplined for hosting off-campus parties at which attendees ignored face-covering and social distancing mandates.
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Posted inMaine, News
State opens new COVID-19 mobile testing lab, quadrupling capacity
The lab, which enables the Maine CDC to run more than 25,000 tests a week, is part of a partnership with Idexx that was announced in early May.
Posted inNation / World
Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with killing 2 in Kenosha, was fixated on supporting police
Media reports indicate he attended a Trump rally in Des Moines on Jan. 30, sitting in the front row and posting a TikTok video from the event.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine jobless claims trend downward as layoffs continue
The number of weekly unemployment claims last week fell to their lowest point since mid-March, but more than 1,000 Mainers filed new claims for jobless aid.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: Back to class: Despite virus surge, Europe reopens schools
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. PARIS — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a new school […]
Posted inNation / World
Hurricane Laura video update: ‘You can still see 100 mph winds’
NHC Director Ken Graham shows how Laura continues to be a danger in Louisiana.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
As virus rages, U.S. economy struggles to sustain a recovery
Every week, roughly 1 million new Americans are applying for unemployment benefits – a depth of job insecurity not seen in any single week during the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.
Posted inMaine, News
Sanford man killed in motorcycle crash
Police say Larry Allard, 53, died at the scene of the crash Wednesday morning in Sanford.
Posted inConnections
Healthy Community Coalition announces September Mobile Health Unit events
FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition announces its upcoming schedule of free Mobile Health Unit events in which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered. Screenings include blood pressure and cholesterol checks and body composition analysis. Community members who would like to receive a health screening and or an acute medical visit with a […]