ROCKPORT — During a Sept. 2 school board meeting, Five Town CSD Superintendent Maria Libby and Camden Hills Regional High School Principal Shawn Carlson pulled back the curtain on the decision to…
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‘We knew what needed to be done and we had the courage to just come out and say it’
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 29, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and about 2,000 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association, the Maine School Boards Association, the Maine School Superintendents Association, and the Mills Administration released the following statements today…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills extended Wednesday the State of Civil Emergency for 30 days through October 1.
The Governor’s decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 133.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
‘several elements in the MPA Guidance do not comport with the State of Maine rules’
AUGUSTA — Leaders of the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services raised concerns about the fall sports season Tuesday, Sept. 1 to the leaders of the…
‘We want to play like everyone else’
CAMDEN — They had one message they wanted the community, their high school principal and superintendent, and the Five Town CSD Board of Directors to hear: “Let us play!”
Approximately 75…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The 53rd annual Fall Foliage Festival scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11, 2020 at the Boothbay Railway Museum, has been canceled due to COVID-19.
“After thoughtful and careful consideration,…
The preacher and the outbreak
As news broke about Calvary Baptist Church’s COVID-19 outbreak, Pastor Todd Bell shined his black shoes.
Before the Sanford reverend spoke to his church, Bell took a picture of his…
rally scheduled for sept. 1 at camden village green
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School, in Rockport, …
The following letter was distributed Aug. 28 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean.
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board and Community Members,
…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 among individuals affiliated with the Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Both boards to meet Sept. 2
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD and School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby is asking two school boards for permission to delay the start of school until Sept. 14.
“After a…
Mills administration to give final say if fall sports can be played
AUGUSTA — After much anticipation, the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee, a committee including superintendents and principals from around the state, voted unanimously Thursday, Aug. 27 in…
‘COVID-19 has definitely put a crimp on our [voter registration] activities’
MIDCOAST — With less than three months until the 2020 General Election, officials from both the Democratic and Republican parties are ramping up efforts to register new voters across the nation,…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an updated color coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color for schools as they…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ninety-three skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes in Maine have been awarded a total of $10,421,700 to support increased testing, staffing, and personal protective…
Belfast Poetry Festival has submitted the following statement:
It is with sadness that the steering committee of the Belfast Poetry Festival has made the difficult decision to…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 22, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,300 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The following letter was distributed by RSU 13 to families Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dear Families of Our RSU 13…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills.
Thanks to the efforts of Maine people, all of you who have largely abided by public health…
ORONO — The University of Maine system is reporting that as of Aug. 26, there are seven identified cases of COVID-19, five at UMaine in Orono, including four at a fraternity house and one at an…
AUGUSTA — The sports medicine committee for the Maine Principals’ Association provided the green light for fall sports to be played this upcoming season with some modifications in place.
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AUGUSTA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the Maine Department of Labor and Maine Emergency Management Agency Tuesday night it has approved Maine’s application for Lost Wages…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 26, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 132.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service says it will soon send catch-up Economic Impact Payment checks to about 50,000 individuals whose portion of the EIP was diverted to pay their spouse…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $22,190,403 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and Maine Emergency Medical Services (Maine EMS) are investigating an increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 among…
ORONO — The University of Maine System is extending planned asymptomatic COVID-19 testing through the Thanksgiving holiday end of in-person instruction, with plans to sample…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported Monday the number of cases associated with an August 7 wedding and reception in Millinocket has increased to a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The Sanford Fire Fighters Association (IAFF Local 1624) and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maine have released the statements below regarding three members of the Sanford Fire Department who…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Monday the State Extended Benefit (EB) program, which provides an additional 13 weeks of benefits, will be available for Maine people who have…
‘Panther Nation: We are all part of the solution!’
Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease distributed the following letter Friday, Aug. 21:
Dear Students and Families,
We are looking forward to seeing students in…
partisan standoff over returning to session amid pandemic may delay reforms for months
The fates of more than 50 bills aiming to change Maine’s criminal justice system are uncertain now that legislative leaders cannot agree on the timing or scope of a special session.
As…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 23, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 131.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join…
Two living off-campus; one in a fraternity
This weekend, I am writing to provide further context regarding the three positive COVID-19 cases in the University of Maine community and additional information about the comprehensive…
