Officers from Clinton, Fairfield, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and MSAD 49’s resource officer, Jeremy Day, distributed around 400 laptops to elementary school students April 2 and 3 to use during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vassalboro family organizing virtual Easter ‘egg’ hunt for kids
Lisa and Donald Breton and their daughter, Jessica, have collected baskets full of treats to give out as prizes, and they have donated an equal number themselves.
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Northern Light hospitals can now process tests for COVID-19
Dr. James Jarvis announced that all 10 hospitals in the organization, including Inland in Waterville, can process the tests and have results in hours instead of days.
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Amy Calder: Finding peace in a pandemic
Being patient and humble in this time of uncertainty and having a little bit of faith are what will see us through, Amy Calder writes.
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Spring storm pummels central Maine with heavy snow, cuts power to thousands
The April storm that began Thursday and continued overnight into Friday cuts power to about 200,000 customers of Central Maine Power, including at least 81,000 in the central Maine region.
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Skowhegan superintendent: Assume remote learning will continue for rest of year
The Maine School Administrative District 54 board met via Zoom on Thursday evening to discuss remote learning, meals for students and the mascot selection process.
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Northern Light Health offers voluntary furloughs, but will not lay off workers
Many employees have been reassigned to other jobs within the health care system as elective procedures and appointments have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Many central Maine school buildings to remain closed for rest of school year
Some superintendents announced plans Thursday to continue remote or distance learning through June, following Tuesday’s recommendation by Maine’s education commissioner. Others are taking a wait-and-see position.
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With some employees furloughed, New Balance focuses on making face masks
Furloughed employees to continue to get health benefit while 150 in Norridgewock and Lawrence, Massachusetts, factories expected to produce 100,000 masks weekly by mid-April.
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Waterville homeless shelter coronavirus-free despite being at capacity, director says
Guests of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter who are considered a higher risk for the virus are being housed in local hotels.