2021 – Page 2691 – The Portland Press Herald

Sports, Varsity Maine

Classification changes coming for some high school teams

by Travis Lazarczyk March 17, 2021

York, Freeport and Medomak Valley basketball are among the programs that might be shifting to a new class.

Nation & World

Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for U.S., experts say

by JOHN SEEWER and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

American health authorities say what’s happening on the Continent should serve as a warning against ignoring social distancing or dropping other safeguards too early.

Sports

Men’s basketball: Past bouts with COVID could give tournament teams an edge

by DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

About 40 percent of the teams in the tournament have had coronavirus-related breaks this season.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

by BEN FOX and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly deflected Republicans who sought to cast the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border as out of control.

Maine, News

See photos from Maine’s second subdued St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

For the second year in a row, Mainers marked St. Patrick’s Day in a subdued fashion on Wednesday, gathering in different settings with fewer people but with the common goals of keeping family and cultural traditions alive despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Cain and his son Colin, both of Scarborough, opted to forgo their pub […]

Nation & World

Watch: Rescued young sea turtles, some from New England, released into Gulf of Mexico

by Associated Press March 17, 2021March 18, 2021

Those released this week at Grand Isle were Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, like most of those injured in New England, where volunteers rescued 775 turtles.

Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball

Volleyball: Maine players getting noticed on national watch list

by Mike Lowe March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Sixteen Mainers are on the Junior Volleyball Association watch list, opening doors for them to college coaches and signifying a surge in talent in the state.

Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies

Obituary: Michael L. Marchand

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Biddeford — Michael L. Marchand, 64, of Biddeford passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at his residence following a sudden illness. Michael was born Aug. 24, 1956, in Biddeford, Maine, to Leo A. Marchand and Muriel T. (Fortier) Marchand. Michael attended Biddeford High School and was a graduate of the class of 1974. He later served […]