Infection trends in the wake of street protests and business reopenings are shedding new light on how the virus that causes COVID-19 moves from person to person, and how it can best be contained.
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Posted inSports
Everyday Athlete: Oakland runner enjoys grueling Spartan race competition
Jim Delorie stays fit with running, participating in distance races that involve navigating through obstacles.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mills’ economic recovery committee urges school reopenings, broadband expansion
The committee was tasked with recommending steps state government could take immediately to stabilize the Maine economy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Bail set at $500,000 for man accused of striking trooper during central Maine chase
Robert Belmain, accused of injuring Trooper Mickael Nunez who tried to stop his fleeing vehicle with a spike strip, made his first court appearance Friday and had his bail set at $500,000.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees conditionally approve $559.5 million budget, tuition increase
Tuition will increase on average 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3.1 percent for out-of-state undergraduates.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond school withdrawal committee eyes 2022 exit date
The committee is still waiting for information on the district’s debts to complete its draft of the exit agreement and create a first-year operations budget for a Richmond standalone district.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gov. Mills asks Trump administration to reject right whale protection proposal
A petition from Pew Charitable Trusts asks for seasonal closures to protect endangered whales, but Mills said the proposal would not help whales, but would hurt Maine’s lobster fishery.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.
Posted inMaine, News
About 13,000 rotting fish left on central Maine uninhabited island
The smell of the rotting fish drove at least one family to cut short a family outing June 19.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Old Man of the Mountain memorial in New Hampshire is complete
The massive, naturally formed granite profile attracted tourists to Franconia Notch for about 200 years before it crumbled in 2003.