UPDATE: A loud boom has been heard at the scene of a Livermore Falls standoff and smoke has been reported.
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Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Maine Mariners to open 2021-22 season at home on Oct. 22
The team’s season this winter was canceled because of restrictions caused by the pandemic.
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Posted inNation & World
Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis
Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying.
Posted inTimes Record
Birth announcement: Feb. 23
A boy, Parker Lee Drehobl born to Zachary David Drehobl and Amanda Rae Blancato on February 23, 2021, of Bowdoinham, Maine. Siblings Jordan and Jayden Glover, Chase Drehobl and Rylee McWamara.
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: Midcoast Conservancy offers ‘Rewilding Your Yard’ virtual workshop
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a virtual event, “Rewilding Your Yard: How Doing Can Less Can Bring You More,” on Thursday, March 11, from 6:30-8 p.m. Lucy Birkett, ecology enthusiast and ecosystem gardener, will explore how gardens, yards and landscapes can be enhanced to benefit wildlife and insects and strengthen resiliency. Birkett will show attendees how […]
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
Trump administration policies weakened how colleges and universities that get federal dollars handle sexual assault accusations on campus.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunkport Historical Society administrator resigns
Citing ‘family and personal considerations,’ Kirsten Camp leaves post after eight years.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Pope weighed Iraq trip’s virus risk but believes God will protect
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Back Cove works closes I-295 Exit 7 for two months
Exit 7 off Interstate-295 to Franklin Street will be closed for eight weeks, beginning Monday, March 15, as work continues on the Portland’s Back Cove South Storage Facility. “The ramp closures will vary during the eight week timeframe so motorists should pay attention to the message boards or make plans to seek alternate routes during […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine legislators Vitelli and Hepler to host virtual public office hours
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, will hold virtual public office hours at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 via Zoom. Public office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. The legislators will give updates on their […]