The public health agency is expecting an influx of test results from outside labs early this week because some did not report numbers to the state over the holiday weekend.
2020
Posted inDear Abby
Friendship is a casualty of birthday party quarrel
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of nine years, “Sierra,” and my boyfriend of two years, “Jaden,” strongly dislike each other. They were both at a cookout I had for my birthday, and Sierra kept making passive-aggressive comments to and about him. At one point, she criticized something controversial that he said, and when he tried […]
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Briefly
Suppers WILTON — On January 10, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the deacons and their helpers from the First Congregational Church, 386 Main Street in Wilton are sponsoring a New England baked bean and hot dog supper with corn bread, cole slaw and dessert. Cash donations will be accepted. Winter market FARMINGTON — Winter Farmers […]
Posted inHoroscope
CANCER: A positive attitude will improve your chance to get your way
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hayley Williams, 32; Wilson Cruz, 47; Gerard Depardieu, 72; John Amos, 81. Happy Birthday: Embrace change. Lead the way with honesty and integrity. Put more energy into the changes that will make your life better and your relationships less stressful. Choose to calm things down and to distance yourself from […]
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Sports on TV: Sunday, December 27, 2020
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, December 27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 4 p.m. SECN – Alcorn State at Vanderbilt 4:30 p.m. FS1 – DePaul at Providence NBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. NBATV – Dallas at LA Clippers 7 p.m. NBATV – Brooklyn at Charlotte 10 p.m. NBATV – Minnesota at LA Lakers […]
Posted inMaine
Donors, volunteers rally to help children in historic year
Thousands of Maine children are enjoying holiday gifts because of the generosity of strangers. And thousands of struggling parents know someone out there cares. The Press Herald Toy Fund will soon wrap up its 71st holiday season. And, while the end results are the same, it has been a year like no other. Donors rallied […]
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid learning
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 27
Dec. 27, 2005: The Nature Conservancy announces it has bought nearly 10,000 acres of forested land in Hancock County for $2.2 million and that it plans to preserve the property. The purchase is emblematic of many other land preservation steps taken by various organizations in this period. The Nature Conservancy land, called the Spring River […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Volunteers answer staffing shortage for vaccination clinics, expose growing need
Maine hospitals have called in volunteers to help vaccinate thousands of front-line health care workers, indicating a potential shortage of trained vaccinators and others to carry out a mass inoculation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
New documentary shines on lighthouse preservation
‘The Last Lightkeepers’ tells of lighthouses’ history and impact, and about the groups and individuals who keep them from crumbling into the sea.