RSU 9 directors adjusted their policy to require universal masking. They will revisit it once a month.
2021
Augusta-area schools officials urge families to return free and reduced lunch forms
Although school meals are free to all students, the form is used to collect data that results in federal funding to public schools.
2001 winner Gary Drew making a return to Oxford 250, looking for redemption
Drew’s most recent attempt to make it into the 250 didn’t go well, and he wants another shot at glory two decades after his triumph.
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, right-wing extremist groups over riot
The suit cites the former president’s tweets and other remarks in 2020 laying the groundwork for saying the election would be ‘rigged.’
U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda
Rallies in Washington and across the nation will be held this weekend to urge passage of federal voter protections.
Stocks fall after Kabul attacks; traders also wait for Fed
Technology and communication companies led a broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday following deadly suicide attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The S&P 500 fell 0.6 percent a day after capping a five-day winning streak with an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 percent, while the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6 percent. […]
NFL notebook: Titans’ outbreak reaches 9, including Ryan Tannehill
Tennessee adds its starting quarterback and two others to the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Dilemma for Fed chief: High inflation and a surging virus
The big question is when the central bank will begin to slow its purchases of Treasury and mortgage bonds.
Sports Digest: Three-run ninth carries Fightin Phils past Sea Dogs, 5-2
Portland is held to four hits, and Reading rallies in the final two innings to hand the Sea Dogs their fifth straight loss.
Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
In Florida and Texas, for instance, governors issue bans on vaccine passports.