The city of Augusta and the Greater Augusta Utility District are using a federal grant to have wastewater samples tested for the coronavirus.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters
Hollywood has now gone more than four months without a major theatrical release.
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Playoffs expanding to 16 teams
Major League Baseball and the players’ association have agreed to add three more playoff teams in each league this season, and the first round will feature eight best-of-three series.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Golden seeks better mental health care for Maine veterans
Rep. Jared Golden convinced House colleagues to add $20 million to help fund long-term mental health care for veterans.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Maine Elite Passing Camp brings eager coaches, players together
Nearly called off, clinic provides a rare taste of football with uncertainty surrounding the fall season.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College Sports: University of Maine at Farmington athletes share mix of frustration, understanding with canceled season
For some UMF athletes, its second time in 2020 hearing that a season is over.
Posted inMaine, News
As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests ‘functionally useless.’
Posted inNation & World
Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Oregon and D.C.
The Justice Department inspector general will look at whether the agents followed department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats assail men’s abusive treatment of women
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s vulgar insult has broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor.