Italy has over 95,000 known dead, the second-highest virus toll in Europe after Britain.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Enrollment at community colleges plummets
The pandemic takes a heavy toll on older adult students who frequently choose this route.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pandemic makes prostitution taboo in Nevada’s legal brothels
Many licensed prostitutes opt to take their work into the shadows, offering sex illegally.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes
Andrew Cuomo of New York and Gavin Newsom of California are embroiled in distinct political problems.
Posted inMaine, News
Downward trend continues with 147 new COVID-19 cases in Maine, 2 deaths
In another sign that conditions are improving, the seven-day positivity rate average of coronavirus tests has declined to 1.2%, the Maine CDC director says.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Somerset SnowFest starts off Sunday with fishing derby, cross-country skiing, scavenger hunt
The week-long celebration spins off Main Street Skowhegan’s Somerset Outdoors program that encourages people to get outside and beat the blahs of the pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
Posted inAmy Calder, Animals, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Celebrating national pet day during the pandemic
The world would be a sadder and lonelier place without our pets, and celebrating National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday gives us a chance to honor and pamper them, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, News
Week In Photos Feb. 12-19, 2021
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC says clinics won’t be affected by delays in vaccine shipments
Maine CDC says only a ‘small number’ of second COVID-19 doses are arriving late to the state. Meanwhile, Walgreens is preparing to begin offering vaccinations to eligible individuals at pharmacies in Maine.