The public health agency is expecting an influx of test results from outside labs early this week because some did not report numbers to the state over the holiday weekend.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid learning
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
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Inmate from Sanford dies at Maine State Prison
George Riddle, 48, was attended by medical personnel when he died on Christmas Day, and his death was not related to COVID-19, the Department of Corrections says.
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Christmas Day wind and rain storm brings little to no damage
Emergency management officials in Cumberland and York counties say they didn’t receive any reports of flooding or storm-related damage Saturday.
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Maine CDC reports no new COVID cases because state lab was closed on Christmas
The lab did not process samples Friday and other labs that typically report results to the public health agency also did not do so on the holiday.
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Maine reports another 321 cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths
Friday’s numbers follow back-to-back days of record new cases in Maine and come as thousands of residents are expected to be traveling for the holidays.
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Portland school board votes to give workers $18-an-hour minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision retroactively to Dec. 3.
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UMaine System plans to expand COVID testing for spring semester
The system is considering weekly testing for staff and students on campus when classes resume Jan. 25.
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Dozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
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Remote learning is changing snow days for some Maine school districts
Some school districts are considering remote learning days instead of traditional snow days as the pandemic makes learning from home more common and accessible.