George J. Mitchell School Principal Kim Taylor reported some kindergarten students entered school last year not knowing how to interact with other children, play or wait in line because they had had no social interaction during the pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Judge says woman’s suit against corrections officers at Two Bridges Regional Jail can move forward
The lawsuit accuses male corrections officers at the jail of violating the Woolwich woman’s rights and breaking her coccyx when they held her down to be searched.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Another shark seen swimming off Popham Beach State Park
Sunday night’s shark sighting forced park officials to close the beach for swimming.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox trade Vazquez to Astros for two prospects in a flurry of moves
The Red Sox got two minor leaguers for Christian Vázquez, who was the longest tenured member of the Red Sox.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Fate of RSU 4’s plan for a new building rests with voters
Polls open all day Aug. 9 as residents decide whether to build a costly addition at Oak Hill Middle School.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court certifies ruling ending Trump’s ‘wait in Mexico’ border policy
Administration officials have said little about the ruling, including whether any of the thousands subject to the policy since December will be allowed to enter and remain in the United States while their cases are being considered in immigration court.
Posted inLocal & State
Animals from York County seizure now up for adoption
Dozens of animals were removed from a home in Alfred that had been seeking permission to open a shelter.
Posted inNew England, News
After New Hampshire crash, trucker’s blood showed heroin-related substance
A forensic toxicologist testified Monday that blood drawn from a truck driver 2 hours after he was in a deadly collision with 7 motorcyclists in 2019 showed the presence of a substance made when the body breaks down heroin.
Posted inNation & World
Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered ‘justice,’ Biden says
Al-Zawahri and the better-known Osama bin Laden carried out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football notebook: Cosgrove, Colby set sights on breakout season in 2022
Mt. Blue graduate Jordan Stevens in charge at Maine; Bowdoin aims to put stop to NESCAC futility.