The event has triggered a planned Democratic rally before Trump’s scheduled arrival in Bangor Sunday afternoon.
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Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 61 new coronavirus cases, largest daily spike since May
Though one day’s numbers do not reflect an epidemiological trend, the state’s seven-day daily case average has been trending upward.
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Posted inMaine
When do COVID-19 guidelines become enforceable mandates?
A recent disconnect between the state and a youth hockey league about what should be done raised questions about how Gov. Mills’ administration has approached enforcing executive orders passed since the pandemic began.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Political mail piling up across Maine in unusual election year
Campaign mailers, many of them negative, are increasingly popular as the COVID-19 pandemic limits door-knocking and huge sums of money flood into Maine from out of state.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
It’s been a challenging fall for these college athletes
Four Maine high school grads attending schools beyond the Northeast have had varied experiences adjusting to college life, sports, and in some cases an absence of competition, during the pandemic.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Oct. 25
Oct. 25, 1836: The passenger steamship Royal Tar, heading from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Portland, burns and sinks in Penobscot Bay while carrying a variety of circus animals, as well as 72 passengers and 21 crew members. Thirty-two people and most of the animals die in the sinking. Two of the ship’s four lifeboats […]
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era
As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.
Posted inNews
EEK SQUAD: Experts offer pretty neat tricks to help scare up kids’ treats
Some sweet, some healthful, these creepy creations from Mainers’ kitchens are frighteningly clever.
Posted inSports
Sports on TV: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Sunday, October 25 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUTO RACING 6 a.m. CBSSN — GT: The Intercontinental Challenge, Part 2, Spa, Belgium (taped) 9 a.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas (taped) 9:05 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula One: The Portugese Grand Prix, Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 12 […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Bertrand A. Beaule
LEWISTON – Bertrand A. Beaule, 99, of Lewiston, died on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2020 at D’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston.
He was …