As a holiday weekend ushers in higher numbers of out-of-state visitors, the average number of active COVID-19 cases per day has crept up, but hospitalizations remain low and the rate of positive tests is declining.
July 2020
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Former UMaine coach, Brunswick native McCallie won’t return as Duke’s women’s coach
Joanne P. McCallie, the Maine native and former UMaine coach, steps down after 13 seasons as the head coach at Duke.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Steven Reed: Time to take a stand for solutions
We will soon celebrate this nation’s birthday and it could be the very last. We are heading down a path our founders tried to avoid. All lives matter, not just Black. The leaders of this movement want armed members to take the law into their own hands to bring their form of justice. This could […]
Posted inNews
Report: No animals trapped in Bath anti-rabies program had rabies
The $26,600 trapping effort also failed to catch any foxes, the species responsible for 18 rabies-related attacks on people and pets in the past year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Two vehicles collide in Lewiston Thursday morning tie up traffic
No serious injuries were reported in the Thursday morning accident.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine jobless claims continue to ease amid phased reopening of businesses
Over 4,000 Mainers filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, even as the state prepared to allow the vast majority of businesses to open back up.
Posted inNation / World, News
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in U.S. polling
The recent shifts in public opinion stand out when compared with years of survey research conducted following similar slayings of Black people by police.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
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Wilton Methodist WILTON – 9 a.m. Sunday, July 5. The Wilton Methodist Church will reopen under the state’s coronavirus guidelines and welcome new pastor Lorrie Akens. There will be organ music, but no singing, and social distancing observed. Thrift Shop WILTON — The Church Mouse Thrift Shop is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to […]
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The Latest: Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely […]