Just as schools are reopening across the U.S., children are filling hospital beds instead of classrooms in record numbers, sick with COVID-19.
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Posted inSports
Golf roundup: Rahm, Thomas share lead in FedEx Cup playoff opener
Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas each shoot an 8-under 63 in the first round of The Northern Trust.
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Posted inNation & World
Poll: Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout
Roughly two-thirds of Americans say they did not think the war was worth fighting.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850 million bankruptcy deal
However, the judge rejected 2 key provisions of the deal, potentially jeopardizing the agreement.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Auburn fugitive, charged with sex crimes in Michigan, captured in Harpswell
Michael J. Bernard, a lobsterman, was caught by federal officials as he departed a lobster boat Thursday afternoon.
Posted inNew England, Uncategorized
30 years after last hurricane, Maine and New England brace for Tropical Storm Henri
It’s exactly 30 years since a hurricane last made a direct hit on New England — and now the region is bracing for the possibility of another.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Just 13, Emerson Flaker is following in the footsteps of her fast brothers
The younger sister of Scarborough High stars Jarett and Jayden Flaker, she set three state youth sprint records this summer after winning a national pentathlon championship.
Posted inTimes Record
For Midcoast veterans, the outcome in Afghanistan is not black and white
“The reality on the ground is you don’t really understand a place like Afghanistan until you’ve served there,” said Doug Livermore, an Afghanistan War veteran and Brunswick High School graduate.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Wilton Select Board acts on suspected sewage leaking into Wilson Lake
Testing, stopping up a creek and pumping a septic tank are among the steps to halt possible contamination. It’s not yet clear what might be flowing into the lake.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County battling psychiatric services shortage
A shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals has added stress to an already struggling system in Franklin County.