‘Concert for Essential Workers’ to be held in Farmington

The Franklin County Democratic Party is hosting a nonpartisan event to honor the essential workers of the pandemic with music and talks in September.

During heated meeting, Topsham-area board votes to require masks in schools

Bath-area parents butt heads as school board reconsiders vote against mask requirement

The RSU 1 school board is slated to decide whether to adopt a universal mask policy on Monday.

Auburn officials worry that vaccine mandate for EMS workers may lead to resignations

State panel working on rules for new mandate inundated Tuesday with so many requests to participate online that it postponed its meeting.

Photos: Auburn schools prepare for opening day

UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears

As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday's the deadline.

More than 5,000 Florida students in quarantine because of 1 school district’s COVID-19 spike

The school district's case count, which stands at around 730, is nearly 20 times higher than it was at the same time last year.

Americans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged

Spending fell at stores that sell clothing, furniture and sporting goods.

Delta variant dominant as Maine reports 375 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days

Three more deaths are reported, and transmission levels in 15 of Maine's 16 counties are high enough that mask wearing is recommended indoors for all people.

Oxford Hills schools to start the year with masks

With some parents attending and speaking at SAD 17's school board meeting Monday night, others staged a sidewalk protest in an effort to rally support against masks in schools.