Gorham textile designer Erin Flett, Humphrey’s BBQ Inc. of West Newfield and I-tell Alert of Winthrop will compete for $100,000.
June 2020
Auburn after-school enrichment program goes home
Students get educational kits to extend learning this summer.
Group warns Trump protesters to avoid Guilford, gather in Bangor
Some are concerned about potential violence if protesters and Trump supporters gather outside Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, where the president plans to visit Friday.
NBA owners approve 22-team restart in late July in Florida
Remaining teams will play eight games to determine playoff seeds; medical protocols are still being negotiated between owners and the union.
Weightlifting investigation finds doping cover-ups, millions of dollars in missing money
An investigation of the International Weightlifting Federation finds ‘systematic governance failures and corruption at the highest level.’
Lisbon’s Moxie Festival canceled
The Town Council canceled the annual event because of gathering restrictions related to the coronavirus
Lawmakers furious after Maine’s top labor official fails to attend briefing
Labor and Housing Committee members said it was inexcusable for Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman not to appear and answer questions Thursday, but Gov. Janet Mills said legislative leaders were told last week that Fortman was unlikely to attend.
Mills accelerates reopening for bars, tasting rooms and gyms in 13 counties
Similar businesses in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties will not be able to reopen on June 12, however, because of continued spread of the coronavirus.
Lewiston has had the most COVID-19 cases of any Maine zip code; part of Portland has the highest prevalence
The newly released data, which details only 55 of Maine’s 400 zip codes, show that the northern Maine town of Medway has the second highest per capita caseload.
Auburn man arrested in Wednesday night’s fatal stabbing
Bryan W. Peabody is accused of stabbing Lawrence Kilkenny.