No bars and no crowds are a start, and as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw puts it: “If you want to see the season through … you can’t be stupid.”
July 2020
NFL notebook: Burkhead agrees to pay cut, new deal giving Patriots $1 million in cap space
Rex Burkhead, who led all Patriots running backs with a 4.6-yards-per-carry average last season, takes a pay cut as the team gets some much-needed cap space.
Atlanta’s WNBA owner Loeffler objects to league’s social justice plans
Kelly Loeffler, also a Republican U.S. senator running for re-election in Georgia, says uniforms and apparel should display the American flag and not “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Her Name.”
MLS tournament suffers another setback with Nashville SC’s participation in doubt
With FC Dallas already out following a rash of positive COVID-19 tests, Nashville might not be able to continue at return-to-play event in Florida.
Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
Belgrade, marina operator reach agreement in case that went to state Supreme Court
The Maine Supreme Court ruled the town did not err in denying permits to Brightside Wooden Boat Services.
Biologist pitches new study to aid Maine’s moose herd
State biologist Lee Kantar wants to test his theory that a smaller moose population would lead to an even greater reduction of winter ticks that have been crippling the herd.
Brunswick, Walmart reach settlement over property tax dispute
The agreement ends a three-year tax battle between the town and the retail giant, which contested that the store should be valued roughly 40% lower than the town’s assessment.
Lewiston mayor announces appointments to equity and diversity committee
The ad hoc committee will review the process by which public complaints against police officers and other city employees are investigated, among other goals.
St. Mary’s opens new wing on Campus Avenue
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, opened a new, two-story building on Campus Avenue in June. Referred to as the I-Wing, the new building will house the infusion center, as well as the health system’s oncology and rheumatology practices. It was constructed by Hebert Construction and made possible by individual […]