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Annarosa Witman, Portland; Grandparents still present, even after they’re gone

I recently graduated from college. Yes, the class of 2020 and all that. It was not how I expected my senior year to go, let alone my graduation ceremony. Still, there have been some surprisingly good parts to it. I graduated from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, but I moved back home to finish up here […]

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The Latest: Top health officials raise concerns about full airline flights

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. The government’s top experts in infectious diseases on Tuesday criticized American Airlines’ decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the United States. “Obviously that is something that is of concern. I’m not sure what went […]

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On this date in Maine history: June 29

June 29, 1914: The Arbutus, an electric car on the Portland-Lewiston Interurban trolley, makes the system’s initial run from Lewiston to Portland with inspecting railroad commissioners on board. The system starts with six cars and eventually expands to nine. Shortly after it starts operation, the Interurban becomes an electric railroad subsidiary of the Androscoggin Electric […]