The NHL joins the NBA in postponing playoff games on Thursday, several more baseball games are postponed, and some NFL teams cancel practice.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Student at USM tests positive for COVID-19
The out-of-state student who tested positive is living off-campus and is in isolation at home, the university said.
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Posted inSports
Sheriff: Missing father of Bengals player found safe in Florida
Cincinnati cornerback Mackensie Alexander was arrested on a battery charge Wednesday after returning to search for his missing father, who walked into a ranger station Thursday.
Posted inSports
Pence aide calls NBA protests over Kenosha ‘absurd and silly’
“If they want to protest, I don’t think we care,” Marc Short said after three NBA games were postponed on Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Rapid, inexpensive COVID-19 test to be produced in Maine, creating 1,200 jobs
The White House announces a $750 million deal with Abbott Laboratories to have the company produce 150 million of its rapid-results tests for the federal government.
Posted inEncore
Platinum Maddox will play at Mixers on Friday
Platinum Maddox returns to play outside from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The energetic, acoustic duo plays songs from the 60s to today. There is no cover charge and plenty of free parking. Mixers is located at 136 Sabattus Rd., Sabattus.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
How Donald Trump’s company charged the U.S. government more than $900,000
The president has taken other actions that have shattered his early promise to “completely isolate” himself from his business.
Posted inEncore
Tattoeed Lies to play at Mixers on Saturday
Due to high demand from customers to have live bands inside, we have decided to give it a try. From 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, Tattooed Lies will play at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Tattooed Lies is a female-fronted, four-piece band covering 70s and 80s hits. Reserve your table. There is no […]
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Bill Russell, 86, led an NBA boycott in 1961, and now he’s saluting those doing it today
Racist treatment before his Boston Celtics played in a 1961 game in Lexington, Kentucky, caused Russell and Black players from both sides to sit it out.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills signs executive order to support absentee voting, protect polling places from COVID-19
The order gives clerks more time to process absentee ballots, limits the number of people in a polling place to 50 and requires municipalities to promote distancing among voters and poll workers.