The Maine School Administrative District 54 board met via Zoom on Thursday evening to discuss remote learning, meals for students and the mascot selection process.
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Lying low during pandemic, 92-year-old Bud Grant – who had polio at age 10 – sees history repeating itself
Bud Grant, the former Minnesota Vikings coach who contracted polio as a boy, knows ‘we’ll survive this one’ as he stays close to home during the coronavorus pandemic..
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UFC 249 canceled after ESPN, Disney halt promotion’s plans
UFC President Dana White wanted to hold the event without fans, but pressure from top executives at Disney and ESPN convinced him to agree to cancel.
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Joseph MacDonald, 73, Army veteran and Biddeford resident, dies from coronavirus
He served during the Vietnam War and volunteered for organizations including the Disabled American Veterans.
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Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
Wildland fire camps have always had a reputation for spreading illness.
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Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions
Each day brings the U.S. closer to peak severe weather season, and Tornado Alley residents face the question: Is it better to take on a twister outside a community shelter or risk contracting the new coronavirus inside one.
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U.S. states share, get creative in hunt for medical supplies
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday that the federal cupboard is officially bare.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Manchester asks law enforcement to not enter the fire station over coronavirus concerns
Area fire departments often allow troopers and sheriff’s deputies to access their facilities for various reasons, including using bathrooms, decontaminating their cars and internet use.
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Augusta students’ grades could be based on pre-pandemic classwork
Educational guidelines proposed by school administrators would encourage, but not require, online learning.
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Northern Light Health offers voluntary furloughs, but will not lay off workers
Many employees have been reassigned to other jobs within the health care system as elective procedures and appointments have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.