The eatery, a local institution for nearly 50 years, will delay reopening out of concern for the health of its regular customers who tend to be older individuals.
2020
Maine CDC reports 25 more cases of COVID-19, no new deaths
That brings Maine’s totals to 2,938 cases and 102 deaths since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Noose removed from telephone wire on Deer Isle
The noose, a symbol of violence against African Americans, appeared on Juneteenth, a day commemorating emancipation.
Judge rules Bolton can publish book despite Trump efforts to block it
A federal judge has ruled that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book.
The Latest: Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered with tarp
Residents say they don’t want President Trump to use it for a photo op.
Beyoncé drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth
Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises in the form a new single called “Black Parade.”
DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general
Protesters have toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire.
The Latest: Nevada has second straight day with new 24-hour high of new cases
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada has 445 more COVID-19 cases, making Saturday the second straight day the state has reported a new 24-hour high since the start of the pandemic. The state had reported 410 new cases Friday, surpassing the previous single-day jump of 379 four days earlier. The state Department of Health and Human […]
View from Away: Two black men hanging from trees in Southern California? Leave no stone unturned investigating
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Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’
A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.