More than 300 people attended, virtually and in-person Monday’s emergency meeting and 30 people spoke out in addition to hundreds of emails in response to the school district’s mask policy.
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Florida officials withhold school board salaries over mask mandates
Funds will continue to be withheld until the districts that defied Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates comply, the commissioner of education says.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Back-to-school season amid the delta variant’s rise prompts concern among doctors
Some pediatricians are seeing a confluence of viruses all at once in children.
Posted inMaine, News
Sen. King on recovering from COVID: ‘Vaccine saved my life’
Sen. Angus King of Maine is feeling better after a COVID-19 case, and says he’s convinced the vaccine saved his life.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Opera House schedules full season, to include COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols
Patrons will have to show proof of vaccination or have a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending a show at the Waterville Opera House.
Posted inNation & World
EU takes Americans off its safe-visitor list as COVID-19 cases rise in U.S.
The guidance is nonbinding, however, and U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent.
Posted inNation & World
Judge restores unvaccinated Illinois mom’s right to see son
The judge had earlier ruled the mother could not see her 11-year-old son until she got the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Most Maine health plans no longer waive patient costs for COVID-19 treatment
Only one major insurer, Community Health Options, is bucking the national trend and waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients through the end of the year.
Posted inNation & World
Fauci open to booster shots sooner than 8 months
He is concerned that another 100,000 people could die from COVID-19 by December because so many Americans are refusing to take the shots.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan Fire Department could lose firefighters to vaccine mandate
The town’s fire chief told selectmen he anticipates losing some of his staff members to the recent COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all emergency personnel. The measure goes into effect Oct. 1.