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increase font size Lack of central Maine bus drivers adds obstacle to getting students back to school full-time School officials have said a lack of drivers will impact getting students back to school in person, five days a week, and it's an issue statewide. Share Heidi Laflamme refills her bus with diesel fuel March 16 at the Maine School Administrative District 11 bus yard in Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal As grades 3 to 5 returned back to Gardiner-based Maine School Administrative District 11 for classes last month — in-person, four days a week — Director of Transportation Ga...

Readfield-area high school reports COVID-19 outbreak Richmond High School and Monmouth Academy also reported positive COVID-19 cases. Share READFIELD — Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette announced Tuesday afternoon that Maranacook Community High School is being categorized as having an “outbreak” of coronavirus cases. Charette said in a letter to the community that the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention determined the high school as having an outbreak — defined as three or more cases from three different households within a 14-day period — but there is �...

Readfield-, Richmond-area middle schools report positive COVID-19 cases Maranacook Community Middle School and Richmond Middle School will be operating with a fully remote learning model until Monday. Share READFIELD — A student at Maranacook Community Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials in Regional School Unit 38. RSU 38 Superintendent Jay Charette said in a letter Monday afternoon that all close contacts have been notified. As a result of the positive coronavirus case, Maranacook Community Middle School will be using fully remote instruction thro...

Gardiner-, Readfield-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases Maine School Administrative District 11 schools will continue with hybrid learning, while Maranacook Community High School will utilize remote learning through Tuesday. Share GARDINER — In a letter to the district Sunday night, officials in Gardiner-based Maine State Administrative District 11 officials reported two positive cases of COVID-19. Superintendent Pat Hopkins wrote that a student at Laura E. Richards Elementary School and a teacher at Gardiner Area High School had tested positive for the coronavirus. The positive t...

Hallowell-, Readfield-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases Prekindergarten students at Hall-Dale and Readfield elementary schools are attending class remotely Friday. Share READFIELD — Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette announced Thursday night that there are new COVID-19 cases in two of the district’s schools. Readfield Elementary School has a possible positive COVID-19 case and students were attending class remotely Friday. Further communication will be provided over the weekend, Charette wrote, about whether the school will continue remote learning next week. �...