UMaine football will not practice or hold its pro day as the league cancels practices in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 2020
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Patriots pull coaches and scouts off the road, encourage working from home
A report from Sports Illustrated says New England had scouts at two pro days on Thursday, but will now keep its staff close to home amid coronavirus concerns.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Delta slashes flights by 40% as virus cripples global travel
The cut in capacity over the next few months is the largest in the airline’s history.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
High school athletes on spring delay: ‘We just want to play’
Student-athletes react to the MPA’s decision to delay the start of spring practices for a month.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
South Portland police charge man with robbing bank, gas station
Jonathan W. Hines, 32, of Portland faces counts of robbery and theft, among other charges.
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
Maine bicentennial postage stamp to be issued this weekend
But the stamp’s official Statehood Day dedication has been postponed because of concerns about coronavirus.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Why did baseball wait to put meaningless games on hold?
Thousands of fans attended meaningless spring training games, which probably should have been called off much earlier.
Posted inTimes Record
Area schools closed Monday as staffs work ‘furiously’ to plan for possible long-term closure
Staff from Brunswick, MSAD 75 and RSU 1 should still plan to work Monday to help form contingency plans for remote learning and for access to meals for students who depend on school lunches, according to letters from their respective superintendents. Harpswell Coastal Academy is closed for at least a week.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Across faiths, rules are bent as coronavirus alters worship
Religious leaders are waiving age-old requirements to shield their congregations from the illness.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Tom Hanks, wife taking coronavirus diagnoses ‘one day at a time’
Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection “one day at a time” while Australian television hosts who had interviewed Wilson were awaiting test results