Some inmates refuse meals at Androscoggin County Jail while issuing a letter outlining more than a dozen complaints to administrators.
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Carrabec school board explores potential changes to Phase 3 reopening plan
No decisions were made at Wednesday’s special school board meeting, and the superintendent met with teachers Thursday afternoon to discuss their needs.
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States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
More than 73,000 people in the U.S. were hospitalized as of Monday.
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Army chief says Wreaths Across America will not be canceled despite COVID concerns
Arlington National Cemetery had decided to cancel this year’s event by the Maine nonprofit, saying it could not implement sufficient safety measures.
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Who are Mainers Against Mask Mandates?
The group’s 1,500 members, often derided as being violently opposed to the use of face masks, passionately believe — for a variety of reasons — that nobody should be forced to wear a mask.
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Federal prison left inmates with virus in housing for a week
Eight inmates at the Louisiana complex have died of COVID-19.
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Bath shipyard reports 3 new COVID-19 cases at Brunswick facility
According to BIW spokesman David Hench, the three employees work at the company’s structural fabrication facility, also called the Harding Plant, on Bath Road in Brunswick.
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Erskine Academy in China to go fully remote until Nov. 30
With a third reported case within two weeks, the China private school decided to transition to remote learning until the end of November.
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States plead for more federal help, but Congress can’t agree on the amount
States have generally not been allowed to use the infusion of coronavirus aid in the spring for one of their major needs: replacing declining tax revenue to keep regular government services running.
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The Latest: States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.