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High schools grapple with decision to allow media into indoor athletic events Many schools — including Cony, Skowhegan and Winthrop, among others — are allowing media into games while others such as Winslow and Waterville are restricting access altogether. Share The Winthrop High School girls basketball team runs drills during a Jan. 7 practice at Winthrop High School. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal The coronavirus pandemic forced changes to how basketball games will look this winter. It’s also forced schools to take a look at who will be allowed at those games. With a focus on safety ...

Monmouth, Readfield-area school to go remote because of positive COVID-19 cases Those in grades 2 through 5 will go remote at Monmouth Memorial School and Maranacook Middle School will go remote. Both are set to return Jan. 19. Share Monmouth Memorial School students in second and fifth grade will be fully remote this week after a positive COVID-19 case was announced by school officials Sunday. Superintendent Tonya Arnold said on the Regional School Unit 2 website that all close contacts were called this past weekend. Staffing limitations were also a key factor in her decision for going remo...

Superintendent Jay Charette will update the community Friday with more information.

Readfield-area school reports probable positive COVID-19 case Regional School Unit 2 is asking families to watch for coronavirus symptoms and maintain safe practices during the winter break from school. Share READFIELD — An individual at Readfield Elementary School has been tested for a probable positive case of COVID-19, according to school officials. Superintendent Jay Charette wrote a letter to the community Monday night, with news of the possible case. According to Charette, the individual has not been at school since Dec. 18, and that Regional School Unit 38 is currently in the proces...