Maine had more than 900 confirmed flu cases by this time last year. So far this season there are 47.
2021
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins notebook: Carlo now an elder statesman on defense
After the departures of Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, 24-year-old Brandon Carlo will be thrust into a leadership role.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Edelman won’t return for finale
Though he has one year remaining on his contract, Julian Edelman’s future with the Patriots appears uncertain.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Morning Sentinel year in review: COVID-19 outbreak at Madison nursing home highlights insidiousness of virus
Mascot selection, economic development, and a rural town’s first full-time firefighters were also among the top stories in the Madison, Norridgewock and Skowhegan areas of Somerset County.
Posted inNation & World
‘Our children die in our hands’: Floods ravage South Sudan
Some 1 million people in the country have been displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Public asked to help find marijuana thieves in Turner
$15,000 worth of processed product taken
Posted inNation & World, News
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has surpassed 20 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University
Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Republicans torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden
The effort to subvert the will of voters is forcing Republicans to make choices that will set the contours of the post-Trump era and an evolving party.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine entertainment venues look to 2021 with caution, optimism
With 10 months experience weathering the coronavirus pandemic, the directors of Johnson Hall in Gardiner and the Theater at Monmouth are weighing the possibilities of survival in a world rocked by COVID-19.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics waste big comeback, lose to Pistons
Boston erases a 21-point deficit, then goes scoreless in the last four minutes as Detroit gets its first victory, 96-93.