A limited number of players are allowed in the penalty box on corner kicks this season, forcing teams to adjust their offensive and defensive strategies.
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Kennebunk High School student tests positive for COVID-19
School officials say they do not believe anyone else at the high school was exposed, and the student hasn’t been at the school since Sept. 12.
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Youth soccer coach in Oxford Hills tests positive for COVID-19
Third- and fourth-graders asked to self quarantine by the Maine CDC.
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Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder players test positive for COVID-19, postponing this week’s games
Twin City’s Thursday and Friday games against the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs, which were to be played at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn, have been postponed. The arena was re-opened Thursday after a deep cleaning Wednesday night.
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With push from the pandemic, one Richmond family makes switch to home schooling
Working remotely has allowed the White family to home-school their kids, and they are one of many families across Kennebec County that chose the same route for their kids.
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U.S. parents delaying preschool and kindergarten amid pandemic
Huge declines in preschool enrollment, are raising worries about the long-term effects of so much lost early education.
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Maine CDC warns of community spread of COVID-19 in York County
State health officials reported 18 new coronavirus cases in York County on Thursday out of 43 statewide, driving up the statewide rolling average.
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The Latest: Israel tightens second lockdown as virus cases soar
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering all nonessential businesses to close and requiring people to stay within 1,000 meters of their homes. Prayers during the ongoing Jewish High […]
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Oxford Hills pushes forward with fall sports
Football, field hockey, soccer, golf and cross-country teams will be allowed to compete in a reduced season conducted under a wide range of safety procedures.
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MLB’s shortened season ends with a chaotic sprint to sort out 16-team playoff field
Normally, Game 58 arrives in the first week of June. But in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Game 58 occurs during the schedule’s final weekend.