High school theater programs are still performing, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced different creativity and new approaches.
2020
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: California hospitalizations double summer peak
LOS ANGELES — Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state’s emergency care system. As of Sunday, more than 16,840 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in […]
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding
The House was expected to vote on the legislation very late Sunday or Monday and Senate action would follow.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC reports 230 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Maine added 3,000 cases in a week, and the seven-day average of new daily cases has reached 437.7.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Russian hackers are winning the cyberwar
Foreign intelligence operatives have penetrated systems used by the federal government and major corporations.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Are fancy pans worth their weight?
These obscure kitchen tools will have to prove themselves to keep their spot on the shelf.
Posted inVegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Is meat-eating around the world trending down?
Let’s hope so, says our columnist. The pandemic contributed to a decline in the consumption of animal products for the second year in a row.