Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley called school staff Monday afternoon to say that, unless the Maine Center for Disease Control announces it is safe to open school buildings, Waterville schools will continue remote learning until the end of the school year.
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Draft date unknown, but NBA presses on with evaluations
The league and college players are preparing for a draft that has so many uncertainties.
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Supreme Court for first time to hold arguments via teleconference
Half the scheduled cases will be heard next month.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: Sisters mourn alone, without memorial service for mom
‘There has not been any gathering of family members,’ says a Poland woman who lost her mother. ‘We grieve separately.’
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
First responders salute Inland health care workers
Representatives from 14 area organizations greeted health care workers this morning on the campus at Inland Hospital and Continuing Care Lakewood.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Still no date in sight for expansion of Maine unemployment benefits
Maine and other states are still figuring out how to implement a massive adjustment to the jobless claims system to include contractors and self-employed workers.
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As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to ‘low-scale’ lockdown
Gatherings of 50 people or more are banned, high schools and universities are closed, but restaurants and most businesses remain open.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Michelle Obama group backs expanding voting options for 2020
The announcement follow’s last week’s primary election in Wisconsin where thousands of people waited in line to vote.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Local & State, Portland Forecaster
USM students engineering designs for mass produced face shield
The effort has already produced 20 prototype shields so far, but current materials could yield another 50-100 for hospitals near or far.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine colleges and universities receive $41 million in federal coronavirus aid
Half the money distributed under the federal relief package must go directly to students.