About 161,000 of the possibly fake N95 respirators have been distributed to school nurses, health care facilities and state workers in Maine since November and are now part of a nationwide recall and replacement effort.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Sheepscot Valley-area finances feeling effect of students staying home
With more students opting to learn at home, Regional School Unit 12 is receiving fewer subsidies and seeing a financial impact to its budget.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
And it’s happening in the unlikeliest of places: Alabama, a state with laws that don’t favor unions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Anti-mask-mandate commissioner told to work his day job from home
Isaiah Lary, who has hammered against the legality of Gov. Janet Mills’ mask-wearing mandate, said Friday the move was “an attempt to distract from the main issue.”
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Pistons rookie torches Celtics
Saddiq Bey makes all seven of his 3-point attempts and finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds in Detroit’s 108-102 victory.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Halak, Bruins shut out Rangers
Jaroslav Halak makes 21 saves in his 51st career shutout, and Nick Ritchie’s second-period goal lifts Boston to its fifth straight win, 1-0.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire professor quits after posing as female immigrant on Twitter
Several people who reviewed the account before it was taken down late last year said it routinely contained racist, sexist and transphobic comments and images.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, U.S. CDC says in new guidance
The president has been caught between competing interests as he works to get students in the classroom without spurning the powerful teachers unions that helped get him elected.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine
Amy Calder: Valentine’s Day, with kitty-litter vengeance
The Humane Society Waterville Area is conducting a decidedly nontraditional Valentine’s Day fundraiser, one that may stink to some, but for others, it is just what the doctor ordered, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, News
Week In Photos Feb. 5-12, 2021
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.