Clippers get 26 service points from Margaret McNeil in three-set victory.
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Passenger vehicle travel rebounding to pre-pandemic levels
Americans may be rounding a corner in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Arts Calendar: April 1
Art Through May 7 “Colors Passing Through Us,” Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Visit gallery302.com for details. Ongoing Third Thursday Artmart, 7 p.m. via Facebook live, hosted by Gallery 302, showcasing visual and 3D artwork. Visit the gallery’s Facebook page for details. Dance April 3 Portland Ballet, 2 p.m., live in-person performance of a […]
Portland Public Schools win top prize for equity program
Portland Public School has been named a grand prize winner in the 27th annual Magna Awards program, which recognizes school districts and their leaders for efforts to bring educational equity to their students. The district was honored for its Make It Happen! college readiness program designed for high school multilingual and English learner students. The […]
Camden National named among top 50 U.S. community banks
Camden National Bank was the only Maine-based bank to be recognized by S&P Global Market as a top community bank in 2020.
Guest column: Trans athletes not an issue but discrimination real
All around the country, states are rushing to approve laws to address a supposed problem that, in reality, doesn’t actually exist. Has there even been a case where a transgender athlete actually stole a college scholarship or gained an unfair competitive advantage? That sound you hear is crickets. Seriously, if folks are so concerned about […]
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over unemployment benefits for prisoners
The state reversed itself and withheld unemployment benefits for prison inmates who were not allowed to continue work-release jobs during the pandemic.
Maine power line foes sue federal energy department
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine say the department erred in issuing a permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope
No sleepovers with popcorn and Disney movies. No dance recitals or holiday pageants, let alone any Grandparents’ Day for visiting the kids’ classrooms. No hugs. The first 12 months of the pandemic represent a lost year for many in the largest group of grandparents in U.S. history. Most of the nation’s some 70 million grandparents […]
Outdoor volunteer opportunity with the Scarborough Land Trust on April 3
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust is looking for volunteers on April 3. SLT is a nonprofit organization heavily dependent on volunteers to maintain beautiful properties such as Fuller Farm and Pleasant Hill Preserve. One of the organization’s best kept secrets is its property on the Ash Swamp Road- Sewell Woods, according to a press […]