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Return of standout Blanca Millan gives UMaine women’s basketball team a spark

by Travis Lazarczyk December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Back from a knee injury, the fifth year senior is back and ready to lead the University of Maine women’s basketball team.

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Brunswick and Topsham-area schools hosting suicide prevention forums

by Darcie Moore December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

Forums will look at the warning signs of suicide and provide tools to support students in a time of increased mental health stress due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Some environmentalists worry Bowdoin College’s new solar array will harm rare grassland

by Hannah LaClaire December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

The 20-acre, 18,000-panel solar array will help offset the college’s energy consumption, but the land is situated on a rare, “critically imperiled” grassland that environmentalists worry will be harmed by the project.

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Number of COVID-19 cases have jumped at Bath shipyard

by Kathleen O'Brien December 13, 2020December 14, 2020

The company has announced new COVID-19 cases nearly every day since Monday, Nov. 16. Since then, 66 workers have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Topsham-area students bike away corona troubles

by Darcie Moore December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Mt. Ararat Middle School’s alternative education students started bicycling this year after lunch to get exercise and fresh air, helping them focus better in the classroom when they return.

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House approves defense bill with BIW provision despite Trump’s veto threats

by Kathleen O'Brien December 9, 2020December 10, 2020

The $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer project for BIW, passed the lower chamber with a veto-proof majority.

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Community gathers to honor teen who died by suicide, encourage those struggling to reach out

by Hannah LaClaire December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Spencer Smith, 16, took his own life last week. On Tuesday, his family and loved ones gathered for a vigil in his memory and to share a simple but strong message: Speak up if you are struggling.