Community Regional Charter School executive director Travis Works confirmed that the charter school has 13 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday.
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Posted inNation & World
Top Trump aide ignored virus rules at wedding, newspaper reports
Georgia had loosened some coronavirus restrictions by the end of May, but Gov. Brian Kemp’s orders at the time banned gatherings of more than 10 people.
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Posted inMaine, News
Hiker air-lifted from Katahdin dies of injuries sustained in fall
The 75-year-old Massachusetts man was flown from the top of the mountain in critical condition after becoming lost and falling.
Posted inElection 2020, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Incumbent Kinney faces Turner in House District 99 race
Three-term Republican Rep. MaryAnne Kinney faces Democratic challenger April Turner for the seat representing Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Thorndike, Troy and Unity.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
New claims for unemployment aid remain elevated in Maine
More than 2,100 Mainers filed initial claims last week as the number of people receiving unemployment benefits remained stubbornly high.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
At 840,000, layoffs still high, but so is skepticism on U.S. jobless data
Economists say they are increasingly dubious about the government’s unemployment claims figures, even though there is little doubt that hiring has slowed and employers have continued to lay off workers.
Posted inMaine, News
Man killed in Washington County fire
The fire in Robbinston was reported around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 still scheduled
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the town hall-style affair set for Oct. 15 in Miami would be held virtually, but the president rejected that plan.