Maine tourism industry expects boost after travel restrictions end Saturday
Residents from all U.S. states will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, signifying a potentially booming summer tourism season this year.
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Dylan McKay and Vanessa Cremeans of Salt Lake City, Utah, take a selfie from Dyer Point with Cape Elizabeth Light in the background on April 17. Leaders of Maine s tourism industry are looking forward to the lifting of some travel restrictions on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
For the first time in more than a year, all U.S. residents soon will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, offering a likely boost to the state’s recovering tourism industry.
Maine school leaders urge state to move quickly on COVID-19 guidelines for fall
As parents in some districts clamor for more in-person learning, the state s superintendents are pressing state agencies to issue COVID-19 guidelines for the fall term as soon as possible.
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Maine school superintendents are pressing the state for information on what COVID-19 restrictions might be in place in the fall, making the request as the current school year winds down amid tensions in some districts over limits on classroom education.
Steven Bailey, executive director of the Maine School Superintendents Association, said administrators realize state agencies shouldn’t be expected to know yet what pandemic restrictions could be in effect, but the issue needs to be raised so school districts aren’t scrambling this summer to prepare for the start of school.
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