RSU 10 teachers, staff paid using COVID-19 relief funds for overtime hours during pandemic

Superintendent Deb Alden said administrators did not receive bonuses for extra hours worked during the pandemic, but were paid per-diem.

Lawmakers kill bill that sought to bar state from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates

In a party-line committee vote Thursday, legislators agreed to leave the door open for possible vaccine requirements down the road

Committee votes down moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine mandates

The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee votes 7-5 against a bill that originally aimed to prohibit COVID-19 vaccination mandates for five years.

Maine National Guard members arrive at area hospitals ready to ‘help out where we can’

Nearly 50 members of the Maine National Guard arrived at four area hospitals Thursday morning, joining the more than 200 members who were deployed to facilities across the state late last year on COVID-19 response orders.

Bath becomes latest Midcoast community to enact public mask mandate

The 60-day mask mandate for indoor public spaces like stores, public transportation and restaurants, goes into effect on Monday, Jan. 24.

More National Guard members arrive to help Maine hospitals handle omicron surge

A total of 169 Guard members have been dispatched to health care facilities this week to help blunt the variant's impact on the state's health care system.

Additional National Guard members to arrive at area hospitals amid backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests

The omicron-driven wave of infections has overwhelmed Maine's disease surveillance systems, the Maine CDC director said Wednesday.

First grade teacher finds life lessons to teach in pandemic

Readfield-area schools switch to remote learning for the week due to COVID-19

Officials in Regional School Unit 38 say they will evaluate the district's schools on a daily basis.

Maine CDC overwhelmed by backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests

The omicron variant has created a flood of positive tests in the past two weeks and the state has been unable to keep up with the screening process, which means the daily numbers have dramatically undercounted the infection rate.