Trump’s threat ran contrary to the traditional Republican stance of giving more control over schools to localities, rather than the federal government.
July 2020
Posted inCommunity Sports
Wreaths Across America to host hybrid 5k road race
Run, walk or ruck to remember from the safety of your own course, while supporting the local community effort to place veterans’ wreaths this December.
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Posted inSports
Sea Dogs offering ‘Undefeated Tour’ T-shirts
The team finds a unique way to recognize a season that was canceled by the pandemic.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Police log
Takoda J. Cundiff, 19, of 31 Nichol St., Paris, on charges of driving to endanger, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating a vehicle without a license, 5:11 p.m. Tuesday at Yeaton Swamp Road by Oxford Police Department. Sarah G. Dodge, 39, of Route 2, Bethel on a charge of violating condition […]
Posted inNews
Illegal campfire sparks Freeport forest fire
An improperly extinguished campfire is believed to be the cause of a forest fire that burned half an acre of conserved land last week. Fire officials anticipate the fire danger will increase and are warning campers to be cautious.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Portland mayor, city councilors denounce violence against police
Their statement comes after shots were fired into the police parking garage late Sunday night and officers were targeted by fireworks in Kennedy Park.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out, job discrimination cases
The ruling in 2 cases could leave more than 70,000 women without free contraception and tens of thousands of people with no way to sue for job discrimination.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths, as testing expands
The state has gone 5 consecutive days with fewer than 25 new cases, and its rate of positive tests continues to fall.
Posted inConnections
AARP seeks nominees for community service award
PORTLAND — AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2020 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors those individuals who are sharing their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. The annual award is named after AARP’s founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded AARP in 1958 at the […]
Posted inConnections
City awarded grant to start replacing street-side ash trees
AUBURN — The City of Auburn received notice from the Maine Forest Service that it has been approved for a 2020 Project Canopy assistance grant made available through the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program. The $8,000 grant will allow Auburn to educate homeowners with street ash trees about the Emerald Ash Borer […]