Some districts that have yet to launch pooled testing say they expected a lag between the start of school and the start of testing to allow time to set up and solicit permission from parents.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland Planning Board to vote on proposed 200-bed homeless shelter
Final approval could allow the city to avoid a citizen referendum meant to derail it – opponents say they will evaluate their legal options.
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Posted inHealth, News, Schools and Education
Lyseth Elementary in Portland will reopen Tuesday following COVID outbreak
Most students will be allowed to return to in-person learning after the school was closed Monday, but some classrooms will remain closed while school officials await further test results.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Uncategorized
Monday’s college roundup: St. Joe’s edges USM in field hockey, 3-2
Abbie Jacques scores the winner with 2:47 remaining in regulation.
Posted inTimes Record
Lisbon Community School reports 5 cases of COVID-19
Lisbon Community School — a K-6 elementary school — reported five cases of COVID-19 among members of the school community to the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention last week. Four of these cases did not result in exposure to anyone within the school community during school hours […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
A youth-driven Met fashion exhibit, for a changing world
The new exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks to start a new conversation about American fashion, says its curator, Andrew Bolton.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Sports
Fans and employees ‘devastated’ by sale of Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
‘When the announcement was made you could hear a pin drop’ in the crowd of 1,000 people, says Andy Austin, the longtime Beech Ridge race announcer.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Allagash named Brewer of the Year in prestigious tasting competition
The Great American Beer Festival honored the Portland brewery Friday with its Brewer of the Year award and two silver medals.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath continues parking program to ease South End traffic trouble
Bath police hope tightening parking restrictions will deter BIW workers from parking on residential roads around the shipyard.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
Across the U.S., family politics and pressure from Republicans come into play as vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots.