Employers added a robust 379,000 jobs in February, but it represents just a fraction of the roughly 9.5 million that the economy must regain to get back to where it was before the pandemic.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 225 new virus cases, no additional deaths
Maine expects a decrease in vaccine doses delivered next week, with eligibility newly open to residents in their 60s along with teachers and child care workers.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
As schools rush to reopen, teachers’ vaccinations are not tracked
As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Working Maine families need lifeline to overcome impacts of COVID
Our senators must vote ‘yes’ on the upcoming American Rescue Plan so that Mainers can pay their bills, put food on the table and stay in their homes.
Posted inSchools and Education
Starks tutoring project addresses learning inequities due to lack of internet
A satellite center is helping students through remote learning.
Posted inNation & World, News
New York officials altered count of nursing home deaths, newspapers report
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report that the true number of people who died in nursing homes in New York was altered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides in a report in July.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Spain native, Thomas College senior: Enduring separation from family due to pandemic all about perspective
A native of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Afonso has not seen his family since Christmas 2019 due to the pandemic.
Posted inTimes Record
COVID-19 cases decline at Bath shipyard
Bath Iron works had reported 311 positive cases as of Thursday, according to the company’s website.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
West Gardiner delays annual Town Meeting
Due to restrictions on the size of public gatherings, town officials hope the delay means they can hold an open Town Meeting later in the year, when residents can ask questions and debate town spending priorities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State opposes bill that would extend jobless benefits to Maine’s self-employed workers
The Maine Department of Labor says federal laws would have to change before it could set up a system to benefit workers who are not covered by state unemployment insurance.