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Volume 16 • Issue No. 30
Upcoming Family Fun in York YORK The Town of York Parks & Recreation welcome all to the 2020 Summer Lighting of the Nubble to feel the magic of Christmas during the summer. However, due to the pandemic, this year’s celebration will not have live entertainment or a visit from Santa. However, residents and visitors alike can enjoy seeing the Nubble Light all decked out in holiday lights every evening following sunset from July 31 through August 9. On Saturday, August 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a York Days Sidewalk Celebration on the new, unopened Short Sands Road, which is off Ridge Road. This event will have hopscotch, a hoola hoop contest, a
giant connect 4 game, cornhole, a sidewalk chalk contest and more! There will also be food for purchase in the Union Bluff’s lot directly next to Short Sands Road. Please note that all activity stations will be staffed and sani-
tized after each use and that activities will have ample spacing, plus hand sanitizing stations spread throughout the event space. Only 50 people will be allowed in at one time, but spacing will be designed for many more.
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Public Health Guidance for Schools AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills announced a series of steps her Administration is taking to assist and support school systems across Maine as they consider whether and how to return to inclassroom instruction this fall. Each of these actions aims to provide essential support to promote a safe return for children, teachers, and school staff.
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To that end, the Governor announced that the Maine Department of Education, in close partnership with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), has updated its “Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction” to include health and safety precautions that all schools must follow if they decide to return to in-classroom instruction to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff. The Governor also announced that these science-based protocols, which follow national best practices and include the use of face coverings and physical distancing, will be financially supported by up to $165 million in Federal CARES Act funding that she has authorized to be distributed to school systems across Maine. Further, Governor Mills also announced that her Administration will provide school superintendents and school boards with public health guidance in the form of a three-tiered health advisory system to assist them in making decisions about whether and how to bring students back
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to the classroom. This new tiered system, developed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maine CDC, will take into account public health metrics on a county by county basis and translate them into three, regularly updated color-based categorizations. These developments come after an announcement by the Mills Administration that the Governor is providing $8.4 million in additional CARES Act funding to childcare providers to offset the higher cost of caring for children due to COVID-19. “Like many parents and teachers, I am concerned about the children who are being
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WELLS / OGUNQUIT The Finestkind Country Band takes the stage on Saturday, July 25 at the Hope Hobbs Gazebo in Wells Harbor Park. The band features traditional county music, Texas-influenced sound, and country blues. The concert runs 6:30-8:30 p.m., weather permitting, and is part of the weekly Wells Harbor Concert Series sponsored by The Harbor Park Committee in conjunction with the Wells Chamber of Commerce and Wells Rotary Club. For more information call June Messier, Chairwoman at 207-646-5596.
The Ogunquit Parks & Recreation presents Music in the Park on Sundays, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Dorothea Jacobs Grant Common, 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit. JC & The Elvis Experience will perform on Sunday, July 26 and Pete Lilpatrick Band on August 2. For more informration, visit www.ogtparksrec. com. These concerts are free to attend although contributions are gratefully accepted. Come and enjoy a fun, relaxed evening of entertainment with good folks! COVID-19 guidelines will be followed.
left behind and the inequities that have been exacerbated by this pandemic. For the sake of Maine children, their futures, and the livelihoods of Maine families, returning to classroom instruction when it is safe to do so must be our shared goal,” said Governor Mills. “But that goal cannot be achieved at the expense of peoples’ health and safety, regardless of what the Trump Administration says. I want students, parents, teachers, and school staff to feel safe and confident in returning to school. That is why my Administration will provide public health
guidance and financial support to assist local officials as they determine what is best for their communities, their students, and their staff. The actions we are taking today are a step in that direction.” Recognizing that school systems face unprecedented, unbudgeted costs that are too great for communities to bear alone, Governor Mills has authorized $165 million in Federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies to be distributed to SAUs across Maine. This
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