Americans have never been more ready to get out of the house and bask in the sun.
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Mills postpones July 1 reopening for Maine bars because of virus concerns
State officials had said the July 1 date for resuming indoor service could be delayed, citing higher coronavirus transmission risks and outbreaks linked to bar reopenings in other states.
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Posted inSports
Sports digest: Zanardi stable, not ready to be brought out of coma
Alex Zanardi is in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator after his handbike crashed into a truck
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Virus cases at Djokovic’s tennis event put sports under further scrutiny
Two tennis players ranked in the top 40 and five soccer players have tested positive after being at events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Bowdoin cancels fall varsity athletics; all sports on hold until at least Jan. 1
The decision to halt its Division III programs comes as part of the school’s announcement to go mostly online with limited on-campus students.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Fauci to testify at a fraught time for U.S. pandemic response
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation’s pandemic response. The government’s top infectious […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Most Bowdoin students will stay off campus this fall, taking classes online
College President Clayton Rose says it made the most sense to dedicate resources to a single mode of learning rather than attempt a hybrid of online and in-person teaching.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: Opening up as summer arrives in Maine
After a long, isolated winter and spring, it was good to be out, and revel in the small beauties of life.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Run & Eat: Minato Express offers Japanese in a jiff
Popular Portland restaurant Izakaya Minato is making inexpensive bento boxes and more for pickup.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees to consider tuition increase in new $559 million budget
The budget calls for an average tuition increase of 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates as trustees try to navigate uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.