Arizona has 10 spring training ballparks and the Diamondbacks’ Chase Field all within 50 miles.
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Coronavirus claims worker at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
It marks the second COVID-19 death of a civilian working for the Navy, which has reported 436 sailors, 91 civilians, 51 family members and 39 contractors infected with the virus.
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Maine astronaut Chris Cassidy ready for launch
The York native will spend several days on the International Space Station with fellow Mainer Jessica Meir.
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RSU 21, police, investigate race-based posts
Screen shot photos of the posts began appearing on social media Saturday.
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On this date in Maine history: April 6
April 6, 1807: Advocates of the District of Maine’s separation from Massachusetts suffer their worst referendum defeat – 9,404 to 3,370. Of the district’s 150 towns, most voters in 100 of them oppose separation. The momentum for Maine statehood is at a low ebb, but that will change during and after the War of 1812. […]
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Embden camp destroyed in fire on Saturday evening
According to Anson Fire Chief Stacey Beane, the cause of the fire is not clear.
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Kay Wheeler, Raymond: Saying goodbye to Mother from the string section
One of the best things to happen in my life was beginning violin lessons at 6 years old. At 12, the local symphony invited me to join. Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” was on the music stand and I had never heard it or played it. In the beginning the music was building tension and then […]
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Maine CDC confirms 9th death as it reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
As of Friday there were 432 confirmed cases of the virus in Maine, and 9 people had died, as state health officials repeatedly urge the public to practice social distancing and stay at home except for essential activities.
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On this date in Maine history: April 3
April 3, 1993: The University of Maine men’s hockey team, under the leadership of coach Shawn Walsh, wins the NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship in Milwaukee, playing against Lake Superior State University. It is the team’s first national title. Maine is down 4-2 after two periods, but the team’s all-time leading scorer, Jim Montgomery, […]
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On this date in Maine history: April 2
April 2, 1865: On the day he becomes a brevetted Army brigadier general, Col. Thomas W. Hyde (1841-1899) of Bath leads an assault force at the tip of a wedge of Union troops that breaks through the Confederate defenses at Petersburg, Virginia, during the Civil War’s Third Battle of Petersburg. This successful gambit, following 10 […]