With four out of five daily trips from Brunswick to Boston back up and running following a two-month shut down in the spring and only up to 50 percent capacity on a train at a time, Downeaster officials are reporting only about 400 travelers per day— just about a quarter of projected totals.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Outbreaks reported at Gray Birch Long Term Care in Augusta, Doolin’s Pub in Litchfield
MaineGeneral CEO Chuck Hayes said 250 tests have been performed on staff members and residents at Gray Birch, and visitation is now “virtual only.”
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Posted inHealth
COVID-19 contact tracing under stress in Maine but holding up better than in neighboring states
The Maine CDC has scaled back the scope of investigations, but unlike New Hampshire and other states still thinks the disease is containable.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan school staffers deliver Thanksgiving meals to students who raised the chickens
Students at the Marti Stevens Learning Center built a chicken coop and raised the birds from the time they hatched.
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Skowhegan school staffers deliver Thanksgiving meals to students who raised the chickens
Students at the Marti Stevens Learning Center built a chicken coop and raised the birds from the time they hatched.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lack of federal stimulus could slow Maine’s economic recovery, panel warns
Gov. Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee recommends long-term steps and investment to get the state’s businesses and society back on track.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine pauses winter sports after positive COVID-19 tests
All basketball and hockey games have been called off through at least Dec. 8.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
COVID-19 cases reported at schools in Monmouth, Newport, Thorndike and Waterville
The cases include the second reported at Monmouth Memorial School, the first at Mount View High School, the third at Nokomis Regional High School and a substitute worker at Waterville Senior High School.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Three people die of COVID-19 at Auburn long-term care facility
34 residents and 22 staffers have tested positive for the disease, which has slammed the memory care unit.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta courthouse closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center was closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday.