Students at L’Ecole Francaise du Maine wear masks, eat lunch outside and stick to small groups throughout the day. About half chose to come back in person when the school reopened May 20.
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Posted inLocal & State
Stories of some of the Mainers whose lives we lost to coronavirus
Maine marked a somber milestone this past week when the state’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100. They were mothers, fathers and grandparents – each loved and mourned. They were farmers, artists, retired teachers, nurses and public servants. Many were military veterans. They hunted, gardened, baked, laughed. Forty-eight were men and 52 were women. More than […]
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Got blood? In Maine and beyond, it’s needed more than ever
Battered by a pandemic that shut down drives and scared away donors, health officials warn that the blood supply is running dangerously low.
Posted inLocal & State
Quadrupling of state lab’s COVID-19 testing capacity puts Maine in good position, public health experts say
Beefing up contact tracing and disclosing data about it is the new challenge as the state continues its phased reopening plan.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Will changes in the food industry produced by the pandemic stay or go?
Proprietors and customers weigh in on cocktails-to-go, ubiquitous takeout, restaurants as grocers…and lots more.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Radical changes floated as way to facilitate fall sports
Moving baseball and softball from spring to fall, and football and soccer from fall to spring, has been suggested as an idea to help Maine schools adhere to coronavirus safety guidelines.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Alfond Youth Center reopens wellness center to public with new health guidelines
The center reopened to the public this weekend after nearly three months of restricted programming due to the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Sao Paulo cemeteries to dig up graves for coronavirus space
Brazil’s biggest metropolis will excavate the bones of people buried in the past and store their bagged remains in large metal containers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Company agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe
Pharma giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries.
Posted inNation & World
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies for diverting their production facilities to the cause.