Carbon dating shows the canoe dates to 1275-1380. It is among several items unearthed by the Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance that will be on display until April.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College roundup: Albany pauses its men’s basketball program
The Great Danes are the latest program in America East – which includes UMaine – to be impacted by COVID-19.
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
Shark populations dropped 71% since 1970, study says
Sometimes sharks are intentionally caught by fishing fleets, but more often they are reeled in incidentally as “ bycatch,” in the course of fishing.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins promotes censure action against Trump instead of impeachment
Maine’s senior senator says the proposal is gaining traction now that a majority of her Republican colleagues have made it clear they won’t vote to convict the former president for inciting a riot on Capitol Hill.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume
The Biden administration is projecting that as many as 90,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 in the next four weeks.
Posted inTimes Record
Police: Arrest made in connection with alleged assault on teen in Lisbon
The alleged victim has been hospitalized, according to police.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: IOC says speculating on Tokyo Olympics is damaging athletes
The International Olympic Committee and organizers in Japan have repeatedly insisted there is no Plan B for the Tokyo Games, which were already postponed by one year during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
New Sharon killings point police back to 2010 murder, police say
Patrick Dapolito, who is serving a 55-year prison sentence for killing his wife, is thought to be Robert Dapolito’s brother. Police say Robert killed his partner, then himself Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic
In one of the few live events, mourners gathered in Poland’s capital to pay their respects at a memorial in the former Warsaw ghetto.
Posted inThe Forecaster
SoPo seeks public input on superintendent search
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland School Department is seeking the public’s input on its search for a new superintendent. Superintendent Ken Kunin announced he is stepping down at the end of the 2020-2021 school year in June, and the district is now asking the public to fill out a survey to answer several key […]