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Brooke McLaughlin, 14, who was found dead at her home Monday night in a case still under investigation by Maine State Police, was described by friends and school officials as a bright and kind girl who looked out for others and loved her pet lizard.

The school district worked over three months to cut the budget down from a proposed 10% increase to lessen the impact on taxpayers.

No new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday at the school, but seven staff members are still sick.

At Wednesday night's Regional School Unit 38 board meeting, Superintendent Jay Charette did not recommend a different course of action regarding the COVID-19 cases and said he expects them to 'pass with April vacation.'

At Wednesday night's Regional School Unit 38 board meeting, Superintendent Jay Charette did not recommend a different course of action regarding the COVID-19 cases and said he expects them to 'pass with April vacation.'

Superintendent: We will make day-to-day decisions on when to resume in-person learning.

Superintendent: We will make day-to-day decisions on when to resume in-person learning.

The technology was originally installed during the pandemic to help with contact-tracing, but officials are now looking at the devices as a way of improving efficiency and safety for students.

School officials can't figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.

According to the Kennebec Journal, the battle with COVID-19 and staffing is once again rearing its ugly head in Central Maine.