Hospitalizations, the PCR test positivity rate and wastewater surveillance testing all indicated a decreasing prevalence of COVID-19 in Maine communities.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Early reports from state wastewater testing program suggest spread of COVID-19 in Lewiston, Auburn decreasing
While it will still take a several more weeks of data collection to create a baseline, the Maine CDC director called the early indications in the reports “encouraging.”
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn superintendent recommends bonuses for school employees
If approved, all employees will receive $1,000 and a $1,500 referral bonus would be offered for those who help recruit new employees.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 testing center to open in Auburn
As the pandemic eases slightly in Maine, three more testing sites are opening statewide, including one at the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston’s Outdoor Learning & Education Center at 151 Stetson Road.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Open for business? Only after juggling call-outs and COVID exposures
Local chamber president anticipates the Twin Cities may be in for more ‘temporarily closed’ signs in the next few weeks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston, Auburn not planning any new COVID-19 precautions
After Maine’s largest city instituted an indoor mask mandate, officials in Lewiston-Auburn said they routinely reassess safety protocols, but are allowing businesses and individuals to decide what measures to take.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Nation / World
Omicron surge vexes Maine parents of children too young for vaccine
Heather Cimellaro of Auburn says omicron has her rethinking running errands with her 3-year-old twins, library storytime visits and preschool.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Pot, power, pandemic and pasta: Just some of our top news stories of 2021
COVID-19 set the tone for the year — again — but other stories ranging from tragic to twisted, from havoc to housing, took top billing.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Back to school in person, with new challenges: Staff members ‘doing above and beyond, but it doesn’t take away how hard it is’
Six local educators reflect on first four months of the 2021-22 school year, some of the toughest school days some say they have faced.