The pandemic is a good opportunity for schools such as Princeton University, which are welcoming at least one other grade cohort, to create a buddy culture aimed at supporting younger students and enlisting undergraduates in brainstorming healthy campus interactions and creative solutions to living and learning in a pandemic.
July 2020
Old Fort Western in Augusta open despite new world pandemic
City-owned fort, the oldest surviving wooden fort in the country, is open for tours, but not getting many visitors in pandemic.
Police log
Androscoggin County • Tyler Goyette, 25, of Lisbon, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 10:20 p.m. Friday at 17 Whispering Pines Drive in Lisbon. • Michael Iannotti, 42, of Leeds, on a probation hold, 3:54 p.m. Saturday at 304 Lake Shore Drive in Leeds. Lewiston • Wylie Harris, 62, of Lewiston, on a charge […]
Auto racing: Tim Brackett tops Super Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway
Four-time track champion snaps two-year winless drought with late pass of Joey Doiron.
Task force organizes testing event for new Mainers
Concerned about a second wave, the new Mainer task force is reaching out to the refugee community to educate and encourage members to get tested.
Outdoors in Maine: Highlighting changes in crossbow rules
This fall’s crossbow rules are quite different from last year’s.
On Baseball: Up-and-down start to ‘weird’ Red Sox season
In its first two games against the Orioles, Boston shows signs of what could be a turbulent 60-game sprint.
Cobb stifles Red Sox, while Perez stumbles in Boston debut
Martin Perez allows five runs in the first two innings, and Baltimore’s Alex Cobb earns his first win in almost two years, 7-2.
One of Susan Collins’ challengers is dropping out, another is still trying to get on the ballot
Despite having one of the nation’s hottest Senate races, Maine has yet to solidify who exactly is going to be on the ballot come November.
The Two Cent Pub in Winslow opens with new owner
The restaurant occupies the space It’s A Good Pizza operated out of for more than 40 years and its staff hopes to make it a community gathering spot.