A total of two positive and four probable cases have been reported this week at Gardiner Area High School, and a total of 156 people from the school are under quarantine until the end next week.
October 2020
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Investigators: COVID-19 cleaning product made some employees ill at New Balance factory in Skowhegan
Employees in Skowhegan return to work Thursday as company officials say the cleaning product has been removed from all New Balance factories.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
With COVID-19 cases rising to record levels, Maine announces free rapid testing program
The drive-through tests will be available at 65 Walgreens pharmacies across Maine sometime in November, the state says.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
‘Take & Make’ Clay Kits available
Proceeds benefit Merrymeeting Arts studio clay programs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine set to end extended jobless benefits next month
The program gives an extra 13 weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed workers, but only during periods of very high unemployment.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Garden club members place wreaths at Augusta, Hallowell cemeteries
Wreaths honor all veterans past, present and future.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: COVID-19 can affect the heart, but doctors still have many questions
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. unemployment claims fall to 751,000; virus resurges
The still-elevated number of jobless claims underscores that a full recovery from the pandemic recession remains far off.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. economy rebounded to grow at record 33% rate last quarter
The economy is now weakening again and facing renewed threats.
Posted inNation & World, News
Three killed in church attack, plunging France into dual emergency
The stabbing in Nice is the nation’s third in two months that authorities have attributed to Muslim extremists.