“We have students and staff in most buildings that are quarantining,” Regional School Unit 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley said.
2020
Posted inNation & World
Ex-French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94 after case of COVID
He laid the groundwork for the shared euro currency and helped integrate Britain into what became the European Union in the 1970s.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine hospitals preparing for rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Hospital systems across the state are lining up ultra-cold freezers and preparing to vaccinate staff and other community members within weeks, but some Mainers may not be vaccinated until later next year.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police investigating 2 shooting incidents in Westbrook
No one was injured, and the 2 incidents appear to be unrelated, police said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bath shipyard making progress on production delays
Bath Iron Works’ Joint Schedule Recovery Committee formed in the wake of a nine-week strike this summer with the goal of recovering from significant production delays, exacerbated by the strike and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Arizona’s Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge
The Democrat and former astronaut defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally last month for the seat once held by the late Sen. John McCain.
Posted inMaine
Woman drops excessive-force lawsuit against Portland police
The city says there was no settlement in the case, which alleged that what happened to Mumina Ali fit a pattern of unconstitutional treatment of Somali refugees and Black residents.
Posted inMaine, News
Two men rescued after kayaks flip over in raging river
The Maine Warden Service aided the men Tuesday evening after they became stranded on opposite sides of the Meduxnekeag River in Aroostook County.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Gorham’s Holmes starts college season in perfect fashion
Mackenzie Holmes is in better shape and primed to take on a bigger role for the 13th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers.
Posted inTimes Record
BIW begins work on latest destroyer
The ship, named for a Navy master chief hospital corpsman, will be the 43rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by the shipyard.