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MAINE CONFRONTS PANDEMIC

Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell

Anne McKee, with no in-person graduation ceremony to attend, instead marked her college graduation by running more than 50 kilometers from Bowdoin College in Brunswick to her family's Hallowell home.

Local & State

Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby's final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.
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Augusta home for women veterans hires director, still wants residents to leave

Officials of the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope transitional home for homeless and in-need women veterans say the hiring of Colleen Madigan will help them reorganize and make improvements, but still plan to empty the house of its current four residents who don't want to leave.

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Maine CDC reports 42 new cases of coronavirus, 1 more death

The rise in cases comes as hospitalizations around Maine trend upward after weeks of flattening.
- Read our complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic
- New cases spiking in southern Maine, raising concerns that COVID-19 is resurging
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Colby graduates told not to seek or expect perfection

Colby College President David A. Greene addresses, virtually, 493 seniors Sunday in a "Celebration of the Class of 2020."
Outdoors

Will Maine’s iconic sporting camps survive the pandemic?

The wilderness lodges – many more than a century old – are located in remote settings and visited predominantly by out-of-state guests.
Local & State

Maine mayors push Mills to share federal dollars with cities

Mayors in some of the state's largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills' administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.
- Government and union officials plead for financial aid for local governments
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Track Maine’s coronavirus cases by county

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the status of cases daily.
- Coronavirus resources: How to protect yourself and your community

Gardiner house, home to many foster children over the years, destroyed by fire

No injuries were reported in fire that authorities say destroyed the Fairview Street home of a woman known for fostering 100s of children.

Local & State

Postcards from the front lines of the past

Denis Mailhot has compiled a history on the Dutil and Mailhot families from postcards and letters written in Europe during World War II. Much of the history focuses on Elisee Dutil who died in Germany in 1945.

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Maine Acts of Kindness: Nearly 6,000 strong, Facebook group helps those in need

Maine Needs has seen an increase in requests for food, hygiene products and baby supplies during the pandemic.

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Maine providers see anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts increase

As the pandemic continues, providers are seeing more people with mental health issues and problems that are more intense.

Religion and Values

Catholic churches in Maine to begin indoor services starting June 1

Each Mass will be limited to 50 people, and physical distancing and safety rules will be in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the diocese says.