A third grade class at Whitefield Elementary School will be quarantined and learn remotely until further notice.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine Arts Commission director resigns to take job in Arizona
Julie Richard, who has led the organization since 2012, will direct the Sedona Arts Center.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump hits up donors to fund court fights but can spend the money elsewhere
There is no requirement that Save America use the money for legal fees. And unlike campaign money, which can’t be spent on personal expenses, the PAC has no such prohibition.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Remembering an old friend
Peg, who died last year at 95, was an unusual woman who lived in an old house passed down through the family, still used a rotary phone and never owned a television, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Russell Park in Lewiston reports 3 deaths, 129 cases; Androscoggin County schools deemed ‘yellow’
The outbreak at the Lewiston rehabilitation and living center has reached two-thirds of residents.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bangor, Damariscotta banks set to merge this month
Federal regulators have approved the merger of a pair of Maine-based banks that will give them more than 60 branch locations in Maine and New Hampshire.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Military voters fear their votes are part of unsupported fraud claim
Voting rights activists say hundreds of people on the list submitted by President Trump’s campaign as evidence of ‘criminal voter fraud’ appear to be linked to the U.S. military.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Uncategorized
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record level driven by surges in central, eastern Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta and Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center hit all-time peaks, and Maine Med’s case count grew sharply.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
South Portland man accused of brandishing pistol outside Old Port bar
Nicholas Whitman, 25, was arrested on charges of displaying a handgun in a ‘threatening and reckless manner.’
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Staff departures cause turmoil as cybersecurity agency works to debunk election rumors
The agency’s profile has been raised over the last week as it tries to stomp out false election rumors, and that has put it in conflict with the president’s unsubstantiated claims of ‘massive fraud’ in voting that he says is costing him a second term.