UFC President Dana White will hold event Saturday without fans, says sports world is panicking.
March 2020
Posted inTimes Record
Curtis Memorial Library to shutter until March 31 in response to virus
The library sees between 700 and 900 people daily, with a high volume of seniors and children, and the board of directors voted to close amid increasing concerns about coronavirus.
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Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Virus lockdown hits Vatican as Pope Francis livestreams audience
The pontiff holds his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the city-state implements Italy’s drastic virus lockdown measures.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
As other states shut schools, Maine educators prepare for prospect of remote learning
While several districts announce 1-day closures, the Wells-Ogunquit and Mount Desert Island districts are closing for 1 week and 2 weeks, respectively, to prepare for the possibility of a longer-term shutdown.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook cancels public meetings and activities due to coronavirus concerns
All non-esssential activities have been suspended through April 5.
Posted inNation & World
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81
He won the New York Philharmonic’s Young Composers’ Award at age 16 and his Pulitzer by 32.
Posted inNation & World
Boris Yaro, LA Times photographer who took iconic image of mortally wounded RFK, dies
He snapped the enduring black-and-white image of a distraught busboy trying to console a mortally wounded hero.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
A year after New Zealand mosque shootings, secrecy shrouds search for answers
There is frustration in the Muslim community over alleged failures by the authorities in the lead-up to the slaughter one year ago.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses
Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
CMP power line project wins initial approval from Maine DEP
While backers applaud the draft permit for the $1 billion transmission line to bring electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts, opponents say the project would provide “no verifiable reduction in greenhouse gases.”