Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should call ahead to see if events listed are still being held.
March 2020
Scarborough Public Schools closed
Schools will be closed until at least March 27.
Obituaries – Helen Contant
Helen Contant Helen Elizabeth Contant passed away March 11, 2020. She was born July 25, 1930 at the Malden Maternity Hospital in Malden, Massachusetts, to John and Helen (Smith) Hume. Helen worked as an oral surgeon’s assistant and for the Housing Authority in Boston for many years. She married Richard Contant on Oct. 27, 1950 […]
S. Portland, Scarborough, Cape officials push pause for next two weeks
Schools and some municipal buildings in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth are closing for to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
City sets curfew, closures to thwart threat of coronavirus
In an effort to slow the spread of the virus, public meetings and events have been canceled, schools and City Hall have been closed.
Coronavirus how-to: Which is better, soap or sanitizer?
Clean those hands, in whatever way you can.
Biden commits to picking woman as running mate if nominated
Asked the same question, Bernie Sanders didn’t definitively commit but said, “In all likelihood, I will.”
Asian shares bounce after Wall Street dive and warning of recession
The rebound follows news that the Trump administration plans strong support for airlines stricken by the coronavirus outbreak and is pushing the Senate to enact a massive stimulus package to ease losses for businesses and individuals.
Guest column: An alternative to Bath’s trapping plan
As a citizen of Bath I want to thank our City Council for reconsidering their previous decision and having a public hearing to listen to their constituents who oppose the implementation of a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife/USDA plan to trap, kill, and test gray and red foxes, skunks, and racoons in the […]
Movie review: Betty Gilpin main highlight of ‘The Hunt’
After being pulled from the release calendar in the fall of 2019 in the wake of a summer of mass shootings, Universal and Blumhouse’s “The Hunt,” a titillating, topical take on “The Most Dangerous Game,” took on the sheen of something forbidden, illicit, too shocking to be seen. It’s a bit of extratextual intrigue that […]
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