Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley called school staff Monday afternoon to say that, unless the Maine Center for Disease Control announces it is safe to open school buildings, Waterville schools will continue remote learning until the end of the school year.
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First responders salute Inland health care workers
Representatives from 14 area organizations greeted health care workers this morning on the campus at Inland Hospital and Continuing Care Lakewood.
Monday’s Waterville school board meeting postponed to April 27
The board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 27 at Waterville Junior High School and the public may watch via live stream through the school’s web site.
Colby College resolved to ‘keep the learning going’ amid remote classes
Officials said they gave freedom to faculty to use the tools and practices they thought worked best to finish college courses after the coronavirus pandemic forced campuses across the country to send students home.
Q&A: Wendy Roderick, registered nurse at Northern Light Inland Hospital
A view from a local health care worker on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Q&A: Heather Merrow, certified nursing assistant at Northern Light Continuing Care
A view from a local health care worker on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Waterville school board to discuss 2020-21 budget, online learning
The Waterville Board of Education proposed budget represents an $890,478 increase to the current $24.9 million budget.
Funeral homes adapting during coronavirus pandemic
Meeting with families by video platforms to plan funerals, postponing services until later in the spring or summer and wearing extra protective gear while working with the deceased are among the ways funeral directors have adapted during the pandemic.
Birthing centers around central Maine adjusting to deliveries during pandemic
As more information becomes available, doctors assure patients that they will continue to work within CDC guidelines and keep their patients and staff as safe as possible.
Central Mainers still dealing with no power
Sam and Alan Sanborn, of Canaan, and Joan Phillips-Sandy, of Waterville, found creative ways to make do, as by Saturday afternoon, they had been without power since Thursday night.