The positive case connected with Warsaw Middle School was announced Thursday and others may have been exposed.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine high schools won’t play football this spring
A spring season had been considered after football was canceled in the fall because of the pandemic, but officials ultimately were concerned that football would conflict with traditional spring sports like baseball and lacrosse.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden warns of growing ‘cost of inaction’ on his COVID relief plan
The White House seeks ‘creative’ ways to win public support for a $1.9 trillion package opposed by Senate Republicans.
Posted inMaine, News
Pace of vaccinations accelerates in Maine as more groups get shots
The state reported Friday that 8,827 doses of vaccine were administered the previous day, the highest daily total yet.
Posted inNation & World, News
Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine provides strong shield against COVID
Johnson & Johnson said within a week, it will file an application for emergency use in the U.S., and then abroad.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Farmington’s wastewater screened for COVID-19 fragments
The UMaine System’s monitoring program includes the UMF campus.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies
For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren’t allocated any.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In defense of expertise, on vaccines and other complex matters
Legitimate experts have relevant credentials, a willingness to admit what they don’t know and a limited focus on a few areas.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine Restaurant Week will go on, with changes
This year, the annual celebration of local restaurants has been redesigned to help them survive the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, News
New York undercounted nursing home deaths by thousands
After refusing for months to divulge its true numbers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than official tallies had acknowledged.