Maine reports 14 outbreaks in schools along with 506 new cases of COVID-19

Hundreds of unvaccinated students who have come into close contact with infected students are now at home in quarantine.

Maine Voices: Teachers, students primed for unique in-person COVID learning challenges

How will we do this again? Educators will be inspired by the chance to empower all young people – and everyone will gain from being in a room with others.

Key parts of Biden’s ‘action plan’ to confront delta variant surge

Federal vaccination requirement will apply to about 1 in 3 Maine workers

About 170,000 Mainers work for companies with more than 100 employees and will be required to be inoculated or take weekly tests.

Los Angeles to require vaccine for all students 12 and older

Board of education members overwhelmingly supported the plan, calling it a sound public health measure and a critical step to keep classrooms open for in-person learning.

Somerset County vaccination rate continues to lag as COVID-19 cases surge statewide

Somerset has 58% of its eligible population fully vaccinated, the lowest percentage in the state.

Crushed by pandemic, conventions mount a cautious return

In-person meetings are on the rebound, but it could be several years – if ever – before conferences attract the crowds they did before COVID-19.

Airlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales

Industry executives anticipate that bookings will pick up as soon as case counts go down.

Biden issues sweeping new vaccine mandates affecting 100 million Americans

Telling the unvaccinated ‘your refusal has cost all of us,’ the president lays out plans to mandate vaccines for federal workers, require vaccinations or weekly tests for employees at companies with 100 or more workers, and lay the groundwork for booster shots.

After nearly 20 COVID-19 cases in first week, Augusta schools prepared to move to remote learning if needed

Though not on the table yet, remote learning was discussed at Wednesday night's Augusta school board meeting in case the district's COVID-19 cases increase.