The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions
Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Carrabec school board to survey teachers about remote learning
Regional School Unit 74 superintendent changes two half-days for students — scheduled for Jan. 27 and March 10 — to full days.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop shifts some teachers to cover different grades as part of COVID learning plan
With budget problems originally being the issue for not being able to hire more teachers, it’s unclear if an additional $183 million in coronavirus relief for Maine schools will impact or be able to expand the 100-student remote learning cap in Winthrop.
Posted inNation & World
Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start
As of Wednesday, 5.3 million people in the U.S. had gotten their first shot out of the 17 million doses distributed so far.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area high school declares COVID-19 outbreak, Skowhegan Middle reports positive case
Lawrence High School in Fairfield has reported five cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the school year while Skowhegan Area Middle School reported a staff member had come down with the disease.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
EU commission greenlights Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The decision comes against a backdrop of high infection rates in many European Union countries.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school board position open after member resigns
Jon Umland, who was in the last year of his term as a member of the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, resigned his post after he moved from the town in which he’d been elected.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Southern Maine transit agencies awarded $11.1 million in stimulus funds
The CARES Act funds were awarded by the Greater Portland Council of Governments to help seven agencies replace revenues lost to the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
If you’ve already had the coronavirus, it’s possible you could get it again but such cases seem to be rare