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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
RSU 9 superintendent says he will recommend removal of masking mandate
Superintendent Chris Elkington says his decision is based on updated guidance from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention and the state Department of Education.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Mask mandate dropped at State House
In tying the requirement to local transmission rates, legislative leaders could reinstate the mask mandate if Kennebec County goes red again.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks
The Washington area is currently at a low risk level for COVID-19, according to a new metric unveiled by the CDC.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Many healthy Americans, including students in school, can take a break from masks, CDC says
Most of Maine remains at high risk under the new guidelines and masks are still recommended indoors in 13 of the state’s 16 counties.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Maine Voices: Now is not the time to stop masking in school
With hospitals seeing more pediatric COVID patients than ever, masks are the easiest way to keep kids in the classroom and support their mental health.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Bath becomes latest Midcoast community to enact public mask mandate
The 60-day mask mandate for indoor public spaces like stores, public transportation and restaurants, goes into effect on Monday, Jan. 24.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Our View: COVID’s spread in Maine outpaces the numbers
It’s hard to keep up with the omicron variant, but common sense and compassion are still our best tools.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Our View: Portland right to end COVID emergency order
The pandemic is not going away, but governments don’t need special authority to craft their response.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
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