Thombs, Menendez and Menice help to provide bagged lunches and breakfasts at Monmouth town hall.
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First responders adapt to virus risks, brace for staff and equipment shortages
First responders must help the public during the pandemic while taking extra steps to avoid getting sick themselves. It’s a delicate balance, they say.
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On this date in Maine history: March 24
March 24, 1958: Life magazine’s cover depicts sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) wearing a witch’s hat and crouching behind one of her creations. The magazine’s cover article reveals to the nation Nevelson’s “Moon Garden + One” exhibition at the Grand Central Moderns gallery in New York, which opened in January that year and elevates Nevelson, who grew […]
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WHO warns ‘pandemic is accelerating’
The number of new coronavirus cases reported each day vastly exceeds the daily figure from weeks ago.
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Portland restores needle exchange program with volunteer help
The city said Monday that people will be able to pick up clean needles and dispose of used ones from 8 to 9 a.m. in Bayside.
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Maine Coast Marathon and Half Marathon canceled
Organizers, stakeholders unable to find alternative date.
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‘Hope vs. hopelessness’ – navigating mental health diagnoses in the time of coronavirus
Those with existing mental health diagnoses are at higher risk of suicide and those with lower-level anxiety or depression might see their symptoms worsen in a time of great stress and uncertainty
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Barefoot Hamlin wins virtual Homestead race as NASCAR turns to iRacing
NASCAR provides live action to its fans with a race that was televised nationally and won by Denny Hamlin.
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On this date in Maine history: March 22
March 22, 1848: Dr. Valorus Perry Coolidge of Waterville is convicted of murder and sentenced to hang for killing Edward Mathews on the night of Sept. 30, 1847, in Waterville and robbing him of about $1,500 that Mathews had just withdrawn from a local bank to lend to the debt-ridden Coolidge. The case became a […]
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On this date in Maine history: March 21
March 21, 2015: A lift at Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley stops and rolls backward, injuring seven adults, four of whom require hospital treatment. The incident strands about 200 skiers and snowboarders on the lift for about 90 minutes. On June 25, Sugarloaf announces $1.3 million in upgrades to lift safety, including a new […]