William “Bill” Bridgeo, the city’s longest-serving manager, will step down from his post in September.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Bowdoin music festival will resume this summer for students
But performances likely will not have live audiences and instead will be livestreamed from the Brunswick campus.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mobile vaccination unit makes its debut at Oxford Casino
Gov. Janet Mills and FEMA’s regional administrator came Monday for the unveiling of a unit that will administer as many as 250 shots a day at 10 locations across the state.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmaker criticized for racist email
Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, referred to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’ in an email to an Asian-American resident, and downplayed the disease’s seriousness.
Posted inMaine, News
As vaccinations increase in Maine, so do new cases and hospital patients
The number of new cases reported daily remains elevated, even as more than one-third of Maine’s population has received at least one shot of vaccine.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID’s long-term impact on higher ed
Colleges and universities may become less cloistered institutions and, possibly, less expensive.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan Area High School shifts to remote learning after 105 students, staff quarantine due to COVID-19 case
The school expects to return Wednesday to its hybrid learning model.
Posted inNation & World
Top disease control official says Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low
Vaccines made by Sinovac and Sinopharm have made up the majority of Chinese vaccines distributed to several dozen countries including Mexico, Turkey, Indonesia, Hungary, Brazil and Turkey.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 218 new COVID-19 cases, no more deaths
Sunday’s case count breaks a four-day streak of new infections over 300, but the seven-day average is still 314.
Posted inFood & Dining
Dine In/Out Maine: Big Tree Grocery lets home cooks and food lovers choose their own adventures
The company behind Eventide, The Honey Paw and Hugo’s has been operating a specialized online store. And among the two dozen items our restaurant critic has tried, ‘precisely none have been duds.’