Orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and the no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Rejuvenated Brunswick finding groove in eight-man ranks
Led by QB Cam Beal and WR Trevor Gerrish, the Dragons are emerging as contenders again after three tough years.
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Posted inNation & World, News
This simple structure may be oldest example of early humans building with wood
A pair of crossed logs in Zambia are nearly half a million years old and provide a rare look at how ancient human relatives were working with wood and changing their environments.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Nation & World, News
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, other authors sue OpenAI over copyright
they call the ChatGPT program a ‘massive commercial enterprise’ that is reliant upon ‘systematic theft on a mass scale.’
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox open 4-0 lead, then give up 15 straight runs in 15-5 loss to Rangers
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello allows a career-high eight runs as Boston falls to three games under .500 for the first time since April.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins name Brad Marchand captain, replacing Patrice Bergeron
Brad Marchand is the longest-tenured member of the Boston roster and the last player who has remained with the club since its 2011 Stanley Cup title.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Eastern equine encephalitis virus is found in mosquitoes in Maine
The virus has been detected in Maine mosquitoes for the first time since 2019 and the last known human case of EEE was in 2015.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged but it expects another increase this year
Even as inflation has slowed significantly, the job market and the economy have remained resilient, confounding expectations that the Fed’s series of hikes would cause widespread layoffs and a recession.
Posted inNation & World, News
UN chief warns of ‘gates of hell’ in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent
The only countries that touted their efforts – ‘first movers and doers,’ the United Nations called them – were responsible for just one-ninth of the world’s annual carbon pollution.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Girl Scouts of Maine open house at its South Portland Service Center
Girl Scouts of Maine will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at their South Portland Service Center as part of the organization’s annual Weekend of Service, this year Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The event will include hands-on workshops featuring new Girl Scout programming. A make-your-own fidget keyring tutorial, a collaborative […]