The framework includes a color-coded system for designating COVID-19 risk level by county, and outlines safety requirements – including mask wearing – that all schools are expected to meet.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Litchfield voters approve $2.2 million in spending, ordinance changes
About 54 voters took part in the town’s annual Town Meeting, held Saturday morning in a barn at the Litchfield Fairground.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Biden endorses Gideon in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The former vice president and current presidential candidate served for years in the Senate with Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath
Defense Secretary Mark Esper signs a memo prohibiting its display on military installations in a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine unemployment rate dipped below 7% in June
The rate fell from 9.3% in May to 6.6% in June as a tepid economic recovery added about 19,000 jobs. But a state economist warns that the unemployment rate doesn’t fully capture the scope of job losses.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Drug overdose deaths in Maine jump to 127 in first quarter of 2020
State officials fear that the second quarter, when the pandemic’s impact settled in, will show a continuing trend.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
One more death, 38 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine
At least 11 of the new cases are associated with an outbreak at American Roots, a clothing manufacturer in Westbrook that has been making personal protective equipment.
Posted inCommunity
Job Corps plans to host virtual information session July 22
Job Corps will host a virtual information session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, according to a news release from the Job Corps Office in Augusta. Those who are between the ages 16 and 24 and think they might want to apply to Job Corps, here’s what is needed to get started: Birth certificate, social […]
Posted inMaine, News
Westbrook teen found safe
Police issued a community alert Friday morning, but soon after reported that the teen was located and is safe.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L. Bean to sell products through other retailers
The company’s first wholesale agreements in the U.S. represent a push to get L.L. Bean products in front of more consumers.