Robbie Feinberg

Robbie grew up in New Hampshire, but has since written stories for radio stations from Washington, D.C., to a fishing village in Alaska. Robbie graduated from the University of Maryland and got his start in public radio at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Before arriving at Maine Public Radio, he worked in the Midwest, where he covered everything from beer to migrant labor for public radio station WMUK in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Restaurant owners in Maine aim to protect servers and other front-line workers

Robbie Feinberg

Several restaurants in Portland are calling on local officials to institute a vaccine mandate. They says the mandate would protect front-line workers amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Maine's Effort To Regularly Test Students For COVID Is Straining School Staff

Robbie Feinberg

In Maine, hundreds of schools have opted into a state plan to test students every week to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep classrooms open. But that's easier said than done for some districts.
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Pandemic Challenges Band Students To Stay Safe While Practicing

Robbie Feinberg

Because of COVID-19 protocols, school band classes have been moved to parking lots and athletic fields. Students attach coverings to the end of their instruments to stop droplets from getting out.
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Pandemic Challenges Band Students To Stay Safe While Practicing

Robbie Feinberg

Because of COVID-19 protocols, school band classes have been moved to parking lots and athletic fields. Students attach coverings to the end of their instruments to stop droplets from getting out.
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Lessons From School Reopenings In Rural Maine

Robbie Feinberg

Maine has some of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country. And a few schools in rural districts have already opened their doors to in-person learning.