The Lisbon Town Office will no longer require masks or social distancing, effective May 24. A statement released by the town reads: “The CDC and the State of Maine recommend that those individuals who are not fully vaccinated continue to mask and social distance. According to the CDC, people are fully vaccinated when they are […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Bates College to hold commencement Thursday — twice!
To limit exposure to COVID-19, seniors at the Lewiston college are graduating in two groups this year, half in the morning and half in the afternoon.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Bethel, bPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mahoosuc Land Trust: Preserving for ‘everyone’
Whatever one hankers for when heading outdoors, Mahoosuc Land Trust and its ever-growing conserved lands probably have something for them. ‘We would like people to understand that we conserve properties with everyone in mind.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, River Valley
Upstream towns worry they’ll pay the price for a cleaner Androscoggin River
Rumford and other towns urge more testing, better communication before plunging ahead with controversial upgrade for river’s water quality.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Some worry it’s too early to unmask in Maine
Area residents react to state’s decision to no longer mandate masks indoors in public in most cases.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Turner voters back budget, pot stores and more
At Turner’s annual Town Meeting on Saturday, its first in two years, the $3.2 million budget was approved and the door was opened to the sale of recreational marijuana.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Photo Album: Balloon launch over Livermore
The Bates High Altitude Ballooning Club sends up a weather balloon that soars to a tree in Gorham.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Central and western Maine schools lose state money as COVID-19 cuts enrollment
More parents home-schooled during the coronavirus pandemic this year. Fewer students meant fewer state dollars for local education.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Turner, Greene, Leeds pass $28.3 million MSAD 52 budget
The approved budget includes a new half-time pre-K teacher and half-time educational technician II for Turner Primary School and three new buses in a lease-purchase agreement.