PORTLAND – Leon “Butch” White, 69 years old, passed away peacefully and went to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, July …
2020
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Lillian A. (Patterson) Grignon
BURNHAM – Lillian A. (Patterson) Grignon, 93, went home to be with her Lord on July 1, 2020 at her home …
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Obituary: Juanita H. (Stevens) Bickford
OAKLAND – Juanita H. (Stevens) Bickford, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2020.
She was …
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Superintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening
Three administrators in southern Maine say the state’s blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely
The word comes as many states – particularly in the Sunbelt – struggle to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases and governments worldwide try to control fresh outbreaks.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Sports, Varsity Maine
Status of fall sports still unclear after Mills announcement about school reopenings
The ability to play fall sports will likely depend on each county’s risk for COVID-19 spread.
Posted inNation & World
Iowa meth kingpin is 3rd man executed by U.S. government this week
Dustin Honken, 52, a onetime chemistry student, was convicted of killing five people, including two young girls.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Max Linn cleared for U.S. Senate race after challenge is withdrawn
Former Republican state Sen. Mary Small had challenged the independent candidate’s nominating petitions, but dropped the challenge Friday.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Trump, Biden running a close money race in Maine
Both President Trump and Joe Biden have raised more than $400,000 from Maine donors, although the former vice president has done it faster since securing the Democratic nomination.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Mnuchin urges swift aid bill; ex-Fed chairs want bigger deal
The Treasury secretary wants Congress to enact a new pandemic relief package targeting hardest-hit swaths of the economy.