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Obituary: Helen B. Lazaris

July 30, 2020

HARMONY – Helen B. Lazaris, 94, of Waterville and formerly of Harmony, passed away peacefully Saturday July 25, 2020 in Waterville. …

Nation & World

Federal court to review ‘protest bans’ on people arrested in Oregon

by REBECCA BOONE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

The protest bans, first reported by ProPublica, were imposed in at least a dozen cases – most of them involving misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a lawful order.

Red Sox hold off Mets 6-5 to snap four-game losing streak

by Associated Press July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

Christian Vázquez hits a tying home run in the seventh inning and delivers a two-run single to help Boston win for the first time since Opening Day.

Sports

MLB roundup: Yankees make most of schedule change, defeat Orioles 9-3

by Associated Press July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

Baseball’s weird season reaches another level of strange when the New York Yankees step in for the Miami Marlins and ruin Baltimore’s home opener.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Family sues school district where bus driver was accused of slapping autistic student

by Matt Byrne July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

The family of the student, now 18, claims that Gray-New Gloucester school officials were negligent for not preventing the attack and failing to provide training for the driver.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education

Bates group pressures college to change its plan to bring all students back to campus

by Steve Collins July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

A petition circulating among students, faculty and staff at the Lewiston college says its reopening plan is too dangerous.

Maine, News

Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater

by Kevin Miller July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Working with a lab at Saint Joseph’s College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.