July 2020

Auburn: New high school position pivots on site

by Karen Kreworuka July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Harriman Architects and Engineers gave an update at a building committee meeting for the new Edward Little High School on Tuesday night.

New England

Vermont farmer returns prosthetic leg that skydiver lost during jump

by Nate Thompson July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

A skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it back, thanks to a farmer who spotted it in a soybean field.

The Franklin Journal

RSU 9 school board reviews superintendent evaluation

by Andrea Swiedom July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Tina Meserve has served the district for two years.

Maine

Great whites attracted by plentiful seal populations in Maine waters

by Edward D. Murphy July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Protections for both the sharks and the marine mammals have led to a surge in their numbers, and the great white that killed a swimmer in Harpswell Monday may have thought it was attacking a seal.

Sports, Varsity Maine

KVAC athletic directors discuss options for fall sports scheduling

by Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Cross-conference games, including contests against Mountain Valley Conference teams, and travel plans highlight focus of meeting.

News

Local theaters rewrite playbooks to entertain audiences

by Victoria Decoster July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Lewiston, Auburn, Monmouth venues shift strategies during pandemic.

Auto Racing, Local Sports, Sports

Commentary: Motorsports in Maine indebted to Bob Bahre

by Travis Barrett July 28, 2020August 12, 2020

Bahre, who died last week, turned stock car racing into gold at both Oxford Plains Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Travis Barrett writes.

Lewiston-Auburn

Police log

July 28, 2020

Arrests Auburn • Allen Boyd, 40, of Lewiston, on a charge of violation of protection order, 10:29 p.m. Monday at 1396 Sabattus St. Accidents Lewiston • A vehicle driven by Michael B. Lawrence, 24, of Auburn struck a deer that ran into the road at 4:58 a.m. Thursday on Main Street. Lawrence’s 2016 Toyota was […]