The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
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Fairfield-area school district reports new case of COVID-19
A person associated with Benton Elementary School has tested positive, but no close contacts have been identified in the case.
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Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume
The Biden administration is projecting that as many as 90,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 in the next four weeks.
Posted inNation & World, News
States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new variant
Although the COVID-19 death toll is close to all-time highs at nearly 3,350 a day on average, new cases and hospitalizations have dropped in the U.S.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Report shows significant lack of quality child care in rural Maine communities
The effects of this need are far-reaching, but a statewide effort to improve the situation could turn around the lives of children in rural areas such as Somerset County.
Posted inMaine
Hundreds sign up for shots at mass vaccination clinic in Bangor
Northern Light Health says it has partnered with the Cross Insurance Center to open a site at the Bangor facility Tuesday, with the goal of giving 900 doses that day.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ending hunger in Maine by decade’s end is still within our reach
Working with elected officials and philanthropic groups, we must invest in strategies that provide not only short-term relief but also long-term solutions.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Celebrating school choice in Maine amid the pandemic
Families’ education struggles are made tougher by state caps on the number of public charter schools and enrollment in virtual charters.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings
The new president is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to brief the American public regularly about the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Northern Light Inland Hospital’s vaccination clinics begin in Fairfield
Kennebec Valley Community College was the site Tuesday of Northern Light Inland Hospital’s first vaccination clinic for health care workers and others 70 or older.