In tying the requirement to local transmission rates, legislative leaders could reinstate the mask mandate if Kennebec County goes red again.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
RSU 16 likely to drop mask mandate this month
School board will consider soon whether to make face coverings optional starting March 15
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Topsham-area school superintendent to recommend dropping mask mandate
Announcement comes following protest in which students refused to mask.
Posted inNews
Bath-area schools to make masking optional, Maine CDC recommends otherwise
Brunswick School District will also take up the issue.
Posted inNation / World
No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks
The Washington area is currently at a low risk level for COVID-19, according to a new metric unveiled by the CDC.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Many healthy Americans, including students in school, can take a break from masks, CDC says
Most of Maine remains at high risk under the new guidelines and masks are still recommended indoors in 13 of the state’s 16 counties.
Posted inNews
Bath could keep or repeal city’s mask mandate
As of Monday, Mid Coast Hospital was treating four patients for COVID-19, consistent with the recent downward trend of hospitalizations statewide.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inNews
Bath to consider citywide mask mandate for indoor public spaces
Bath city councilors will review a proposed mask mandate for public indoor places during a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19.