A select group of high school juniors in southern Maine has already received NCAA Division I offers – even though some have never or barely played varsity ball.
2021
Posted inSports
NCAA approves plan to allow transfers to play immediately
The new rule applies to Division I athletes in football, basketball, baseball and men’s hockey.
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Posted inHealth
More cases, fewer vaccinations leave Androscoggin County as a COVID-19 hotspot in Maine
Androscoggin County posted its third-highest daily total of cases on Thursday, its worst showing since January.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Cumberland County Jail officer charged with gross sexual assault of inmate
Investigators say Jonathan Williams, 30, had sexual contact with a person incarcerated in the jail’s community corrections center in 2019.
Posted inMaine
CMP and other utility companies can once again disconnect customers who are behind on their bills
After an 18-month moratorium, utilities are allowed to cut off service starting next week if customers who have fallen behind don’t work out payments plans.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
COVID outbreak reported at Penobscot County Jail
The sheriff’s office said the 4 who contracted the virus were housed in the same area.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
2021 softball overview: Midcoast teams eager to play with season on the horizon
After almost two years since they last took the field, squads are ready to compete again.
Posted inMaine
Skowhegan man charged with using PPP loan for barber pole light, church donation released on bond
Nathan Reardon, 43, is accused in federal court of submitting false information to receive — and then misuse — a $59,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah to deliver UNE commencement address
Maine’s top public health official is scheduled to address University of New England graduates at the school’s 186th commencement exercises on May 15-16.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Equal pay bill approved by House but faces long odds in Senate
The bill, which passed 217-210 on a mostly party-line vote, is the latest salvo in a long-running debate.