U.S. life expectancy at birth slipped for a second straight year in 2021, due in part to increases in drug- and alcohol-related deaths, according to two reports from the U.S. Center for Disease Control.
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Sidelines: Highlighting the latest sports news, in tasty bits
Staff writer Dave Bailey tries to boil recent headlines to the bare essentials.
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New UMaine athletic director excited by ‘transformational’ opportunity
Jude Killy will start his new post in Orono on Jan. 30, joining the university in the early stages of a decade-long plan to upgrade athletic facilities.
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Growth of esports in Maine punctuated by in-person high school state championships
State champs crowned in three titles Monday at Central Maine Community College.
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With illnesses surging, Midcoast schools urge students to stay home if they aren’t feeling well
A recent spike in respiratory illnesses this month caused multiple schools in Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham to close briefly for cleaning.
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Defense bill authorizing BIW contracts passes in the Senate
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funds for three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers next year as well as a five-year procurement contract, passed 83-11 with bipartisan support Thursday night.
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Bowdoinham committee hands out kits to make winter safer for seniors, at-risk residents
Winter safety kits containing blankets, carbon monoxide detectors, flashlights and more are being distributed by the Bowdoinham Food Pantry, fire department, town office and local ride-sharing program.
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Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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Midcoast schools close for deep cleaning after outbreak of respiratory illness
Dozens of students in Topsham and Harpswell have contracted a virus believed to be RSV.
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Brothers Tyler and Sean Walsh reunited in rivalry while following late father’s path
Tyler (Colby) and Sean (Bowdoin) making marks in own programs decades after Shawn Walsh guided UMaine to 2 NCAA titles.