WISCASSET — St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry, at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, is open to all who are struggling from food insecurity. With sign up from 4 p.m. and food choice time at 5 p.m., the Help Yourself Shelf strives to ease that insecurity for any who seek help. Especially in winter, […]
March 2020
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Global concert industry canceling tours as coronavirus spreads
Concert promoter Live Nation is recommending concerts worldwide be cancelled through the end of the month.
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MLB delays Opening Day by at least 2 weeks because of virus
The minor league baseball season, which was to start April 9, also was being delayed.
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Topsham-area high school cancels Nashville trip in reaction to coronavirus fears
There were 29 students who each had to pay around $1,200 for their flights to Nashville, accommodations, tours, concerts and food.
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Baxter Academy will close, transition to remote learning amid coronavirus spread
As K-12 schools around Maine announced plans to cancel or postpone large events and activities, the charter school said Thursday it will transition to distance learning by Monday.
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Hollywood shuts down, Broadway goes dark to curb virus cases
The closures amount to the largest-scale shutdown of many of the country’s major arteries of culture.
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NCAA cancels men’s, women’s basketball tournaments
The decision comes a day after the NCAA announces the games would be played in mostly empty arenas.
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Hollywood shuts down, Broadway goes dark to curb virus cases
The entertainment industry is preparing to shut down to curb the spread of the coronavirus
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A hospitalized Weinstein ‘has not given up,’ his lawyer says
The movie mogul, convicted of rape, has suffered chest pain since being sentenced to a 23-year prison term.
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Portland suspends elementary school reconfiguration effort amid virus concerns
It’s no longer part of the 2020-2021 proposed school budget, but Superintendent Xavier Botana says he will advocate for it the following year.