The park, one of the nation’s most popular, will stay closed indefinitely.
2020
Posted inNation & World
Rural America watches with worry as pandemic erupts in cities
Residents from the woods of Vermont to the frozen reaches of Alaska fear the spread of the disease from outsiders.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Abbe Museum cancels Indian Market because of coronavirus outbreak
The Bar Harbor museum’s effort to build the market into a major East Coast draw is interrupted.
Posted inNation & World
New York mobilizes against virus; Trump urges action on aid
The worldwide the death toll climbs past 20,000, while the number of dead in the U.S. tops 900, with more than 60,000 infections.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. believes ex-FBI agent has died in custody in Iran, family says
Robert Levinson disappeared in 2007 when he was scheduled to meet a source on an Iranian island.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner approves pot licensing, to revisit fee schedule
Licencing is the final piece of Gardiner’s marijuana regulations that elected officials have been working to put in place before the state opens its adult-use marijuana marketplace later this year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Darius Swann, who fought for school integration, dies at 95
A man whose challenge to the notion of segregated public schools helped spark the use of busing to integrate schools has died at his Virginia home.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Stonington man’s death ruled a suicide
The 41-year-old man’s death initially was deemed suspicious, but state police investigators determined the man committed suicide.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Owner of Bruins, TD Garden announces 68 layoffs, other salary reductions
Delaware North Chairman Jeremy Jacobs will put 68 full-time, salaried workers on temporary leave, and those remaining will be subject to salary reductions.
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Jack Allard, former Bates All-American battling COVID-19, moves closer to experimental treatment
The 25-year-old Bates College graduate has been cleared to receive an experimental drug but remains in a coma and on a ventilator.