Guidance departments in Lewiston and Auburn said that while virtual technology, such as the Zoom application and email, has allowed counselors to stay in touch with juniors and seniors preparing for applying to college, the technology also has its limitations.
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Auburn teacher giving science lessons through his kitchen videos
Teachers across Maine were forced to learn new ways to connect with their students. Introduced overnight was distance learning, remote learning, Facetime, Zoom, whatever anyone wishes to call it. Bill Murray calls it “emergency learning.”
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Lewiston man killed Monday evening in Maine Turnpike crash
Police said the man’s car struck a guardrail on I-95 near the Old Lewiston Road overpass and he was thrown from the vehicle.
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Hobby Lobby reopens after it’s deemed an ‘essential business’
The retailer temporarily shut its doors chainwide April 3, days after Maine Gov. Janet Mills issued a stay-at-home order.
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Woman shot in Lewiston; suspects in custody
Police say someone fired a bullet into an apartment through a window late Friday, striking a woman in the back.
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Maine businesses think outside the box to survive in a stay-at-home economy
Subscriptions, quarantine kits and unexpected curbside pickups are some of the creative ways to serve customers during the pandemic.
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Jared Golden says Congress should stay in session
Lewiston congressman says there’s too much critical work for him to do everything at his kitchen table.
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Androscoggin Mill looks for outside sources of pulp to keep making paper in Jay
Blast wrecked the mill’s ability to make its own pulp, but it’s possible to haul it in from elsewhere and continue operations.
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Emergency shelter at Lewiston Armory is ready to house up to 60
Personnel at the Lewiston Armory were to begin screening adults at 3 p.m. Wednesday for the 24-hour shelter.
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John F. Murphy Homes director confirms three coronavirus cases
Officials at Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the agency had launched an investigation into the outbreak.