The seven-week program at city playgrounds, funded mostly with money saved because city pools are not opening this summer, is scheduled to begin July 6.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Final vote expected Wednesday on Gardiner budget
At the same time, the Gardiner City Council is expected to ratify union contracts with the city’s four bargaining units.
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Posted inNews
Firefighters save 2 dogs in Livermore Falls mobile home fire
Two people were checked for possible smoke inhalation, and a puppy and dog were rescued from the home.
Posted inSports
Fauci pushes back at critics over his pessimism about NFL season
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease specialist, said he’s been mistakenly painted as an obstacle to the NFL’s season and only gave its officials advice after they requested it.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
The ban on new visas includes those used by technology workers, nonagricultural seasonal workers, exchange students and managers of multinational corporations.
Posted inMaine, News
Anti-racism protest that got violent caught Portland police unprepared, City Council told
The city releases a 4-page report on its response to the demonstration of June 1, which police now say drew about 2,500 protesters and put the department ‘in a crisis mode.’
Posted inNation & World
In Minneapolis, talk of changing police department means taking on union
As Minneapolis tries to overhaul its police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, city leaders will collide with a pugnacious and powerful union that has long resisted such change.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Remember When: Mararanacook track star Abby Mace dominated the 2010 Class C state championship meet
Mace, then a sophomore, swept the distance events, winning the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at Dover-Foxcroft.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Rutgers football coach says two players test positive for coronavirus
The team started returning to campus last week for voluntary workouts.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Iowa pauses football ticket sales until stadium capacity limits known
The athletic department had sold about 35,000 season tickets and 5,000 student tickets before stopping sales.