“It’s a mixture of emotions, from anger to being demoralized to bewilderment to frustration,” Dr. Michael Saag said of the disconnect between what he sees while treating patients fighting for their lives and what he sees outside his Alabama clinic, where many don’t wear makes or keep their distance from others.
July 2020
Posted inNation / World
Coronavirus patients swamp emergency rooms in some US states
A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is forcing some patients to be moved to hallways and nurses to work extra shifts.
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, July 15 ladies league results: A Flight: Net — Jan Davis 35; Tee for All — Jeanne Read 49; B Flight: Net — Anne Legendre 30; Tee of the Day — Diana Poliquin 52; C Flight: Net — Diane Doyon 26; Tee of the Day — C. Anita Olko 63; Overall: 50/50 […]
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
Around New England: Rhode Island cracks down on beach crowding, parking
Rhode Island is cracking down on crowding and illegal parking at the state’s beaches and asking residents from Massachusetts and Connecticut not to come for day trips to the shore amid the pandemic and hot weather.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s Open Farm Day will be live on the internet this year
Maine Open Farm Day is still happening this year, but it will be a virtual event to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, including a man in his 20s
A modest increase – 10 – in case numbers is in keeping with recent lows, but the state is still fighting localized outbreaks.
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Historic Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade to be sold by Boy Scouts council in dire financial straits
The Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America has decided to sell Belgrade youth camp on the shores of Great Pond that has hosted scouts since 1945 so it can raise money to stay afloat.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 18
July 18, 1864: Three men in civilian clothes walk into the Calais Bank in Calais. Just as they begin to draw revolvers to rob the bank, armed federal agents who have been tipped off about the plan catch the would-be robbers off-guard and arrest them. The ringleader, William Collins, is a Confederate army captain who […]
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Sports on TV: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Saturday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5:30 a.m. — ESPN2: AFL: North Melbourne at Richmond 11 p.m. — FS2: AFL: Port Adelaide at Carlton AUTO RACING 5:55 a.m. — ESPN2: Formula One: Practice 3, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 8:55 a.m. — ESPN: Formula One: Qualifying, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 3 […]
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Obituary: Stephen W. Leavitt
DIXFIELD/ BUCKSPORT – Stephen W. Leavitt, 87, passed away in Bucksport, on July 14, 2020. He was born on July 31, …