Six of the top eight seeds advanced to Wednesday quarterfinals, including the defending champion and the Junior Amateur champion.
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Posted inPolitics
In reversal, Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida
The president tweets that the system is safe despite having earlier said the election should be delayed because mail voting may encourage fraud.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Portland councilors approve $14 million in low-income housing incentives
Most of the units will be restricted to households making less than 60 percent of area median income.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Hallowell requiring businesses to enforce mask-wearing guidelines
The order was recommended by the city’s Board of Health; hours later, 200-300 people lined Water Street, some without face coverings, to celebrate resident Chris Vallee’s release from the hospital following complications from kidney surgery.
Posted inMaine
Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states
Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: League sets Thursday opt-out deadline, source says
About four dozen players have already decided not to play this season, and signing bonuses for those players will be pushed to another year to free up money to sign new players.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath-area schools announce reopening plan
Full-time distance learning will be available for families who are uncomfortable with in-person classes. Families must commit to either the district’s plan or remote learning by Aug. 17.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Vandal tips portable toilets, breaks hand santizer dispensers at Hall-Dale Little League field
Hallowell Police Chief Scott MacMaster said about $200 in damage was done at the field, including a failed attempt to start a small fire in a dugout.
Posted inNation & World
White House, Democrats set deadline for deal on virus relief that could stave off evictions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows agreed to address lapsed unemployment benefits and eviction restrictions this week and hold a vote in Congress next week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gulf of Maine lobster loses key sustainability label
The London-based nonprofit that sets standards for sustainable fishing will suspend its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery Aug. 30 because of its rope-heavy fishing methods.