Most Americans are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country.
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Posted inMaine, News
No known COVID cases at Bowdoin College after three early infections
Local business owners are reporting a boost in business now that roughly 700 students are back on campus.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Big Ten might save its football season, but the myth of college sports has been shattered
Barry Svrluga: It’s a caste system. A scholarship football player gets tested every day, while a future chemist paying $45,000 a year to attend virtual classes from her dorm room has no such luxury.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football notes: Proposal reduces FCS playoff field from 24 to 16 teams in spring
None of the 13 FCS conferences – including the Colonial Athletic Association, which includes the UMaine among its 12 schools – are playing league games this fall.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston school staffer goes into quarantine; Auburn student tests positive
LEWISTON — A staff member at Connors Elementary School has been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. The infected person is the staffer’s adult daughter who lives at home, Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote in a statement Thursday. He said the staff member has been in contact with the Maine […]
Posted inNation / World
Gulf between Trump and doctors on masks keeps getting wider
The president has continued to undercut medical experts who say consistent face covering is one of the best tools to fight coronavirus.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
H.S. football: Combine set up to connect Maine seniors and college coaches
The Maine Football Coaches Association will host a combine Oct. 3 at Fitzpatrick Stadium that will give college coaches a chance to watch and get to know the state’s senior high school football players.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Four COVID-19 cases discovered at Buffalo Wild Wings in Auburn
Buffalo Wild Wings at 648 Turner St. shut down for deep cleaning, and its ill employees are in isolation, officials said.
Posted inMaine, News
Spread of COVID-19 in York County hits Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, with 18 cases reported
Workers who ride in a commuter van from the Sanford area to the shipyard in Kittery may have sparked the outbreak, state health officials say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s continuing weekly jobless claims fall by nearly 10,000
Weekly certifications for both state and federal benefits declined sharply last week, to 56,700, after totaling roughly 66,000 the previous week.