University of Maine officials on Sunday said they were now tracking 17 contacts with three students who tested positive for COVID-19.
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Man, 52, killed in Buxton fire
Arthur C. Follis died of smoke inhalation from the fire early Sunday morning on Mary Jane Road, authorities say.
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Democrats see racism in Republicans’ mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’
Republicans keep getting Kamala Harris’ name wrong, and Democrats say it’s not a slip-up.
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The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
President Trump’s improbable election rewrote the rules of American politics.
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Trump post office turmoil imperils lifeline for rural GOP voters
Rural residents – whose backing of Trump was critical to his 2016 election – are especially dependent on the mail for medication and retail purchases.
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‘The whole world celebrates’ on-camera birth of panda cub
Officials at the National Zoo are jacking up their internet capabilities as a new giant panda cub is sparking fresh rounds of pandemic-fueled panda-mania
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On this date in Maine history: Aug. 22
Aug. 22, 1912: During a ceremony dedicating Portland’s new City Hall, built to replace the one that burned in 1908, publishing tycoon and Portland native Cyrus H.K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post magazine, presents the city with a gift – the Kotzschmar organ, one of only two municipal organs in the United States. […]
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Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
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Maine-made film to benefit mental health nonprofit
BATH — This fall, young Maine filmmakers will produce a full-length film to benefit a local health organization. The film, “Suffocation,” will center on characters that struggle with depression, loss and anxiety. While it will focus on these elements, it will also include a theme of hope. Director and writer Cody Curtis, a Bath resident who […]
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Wilton Planning Board OKs three business applications
The Honey Comb Farm plans to expand medical marijuana growing operation.