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Coronavirus

Published
September 18, 2020

Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups

Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines.
Published
September 18, 2020

Maine records more job gains but pace of recovery slows

The state gained more than 6,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 6.9%, but labor department analysts suspect the true jobless rate is almost 10%.
Published
September 18, 2020

Week In Photos Sept. 12-18, 2020

Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
Published
September 18, 2020

Maine reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, as outbreaks grow

The numbers include 15 cases in Oxford County, as well as another 8 in York County, where Sanford High School and the Regional Technical Center are moving to distance learning for all students after a positive test.
Published
September 18, 2020

The Latest: U of Colorado shifting students to boost isolation housing

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. DENVER — The University of Colorado has forced some students to move out of their dorms to create more isolation housing for students with coronavirus infections as case numbers continue to increase at the Boulder campus. The Denver Post reported that the […]

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Published
September 18, 2020

Maine Voices: Reach out and help someone – suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility

In a time of crisis, we must do a better job accepting mental illness as a disease that is no different from diabetes or a broken limb.
Published
September 18, 2020

Mascot nickname list narrows as Skowhegan-area school district OKs modified fall sports plan

The district's soft start plan ends Friday and kindergarten through sixth grade start in-person classes five days a week on Monday, which has some teachers apprehensive about teaching and controlling the increased number under COVID-19 restrictions.
Published
September 17, 2020

Fairfield-area school district authorizes fall sports under guidelines from MPA

In an 11-1 vote, the board of directors for Maine School Administrative District 49 authorized fall sports to operate under modified conditions.
Published
September 17, 2020

Barr under fire over comparison of virus lock-in to slavery

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., called the attorney general’s remarks 'the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, God-awful things I’ve ever heard.'
Published
September 17, 2020

Fall sports to happen in Gardiner-area school district, some in modified form

Athletic Director Nate Stubbert told the Maine School Administrative District 11 board of directors the soccer, cross-country and field hockey seasons will happen this fall at the high school and middle school levels. Stubbert also said the high school golf season is a go.