The number lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. has topped 500,000 – a number so staggering that a top health researcher says it’s hard to imagine an American who hasn’t lost a relative or doesn’t know someone who died.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tom Caron: A sense of optimism as Red Sox camp fully opens
Boston certainly has more depth this season, but will the top-line pitchers be able to stay healthy and stay on the field?
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox will look to Xander Bogaerts, 28, as a leader of this revamped team
Xander Bogaerts enters his eighth full season in the big leagues in the middle of his physical prime and as a key piece if Boston hopes to return to the postseason.
Posted inNation & World
Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam says he will sign it into law and make it the 23rd state to stop executions.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Fate of high school wrestling season remains undetermined as MPA again delays decision
Maine Principals’ Association postpones meeting with community sports guidelines unchanged and wrestling still considered ‘high risk.’
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Steelers coach, others in organization, tested positive for COVID-19
Mike Tomlin and others with the Steelers tested positive last week, but the team says it has not impacted day-to-day business.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Storm barriers, elevation recommended to fight New Jersey back bay flooding
Governments in Maine, Massachusetts, California and Florida are among those that also have grappled with the issue, which gets less attention than flooding on beachfronts.
Posted inUncategorized
US Senator Angus King to address Senior College members about education beyond high school
University of Maine at Augusta
Posted inBusiness, Maine
ImmuCell reports 2020 sales boost, new product update
The Portland-based animal health company reported a 12% increase in sales and progress on its efforts to earn regulatory approval for a new product called Re-Tain.