March 2020 – Page 89 – The Portland Press Herald

Sports

Sports Digest: Oregon’s Ionescu earns AP basketball honor

by News service report March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Sabrina Ionescu is just the second unanimous choice since the award was first given in 1995.

Portland Forecaster

Being in limbo compounds pandemic stress for small business owners

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

Many businesses have closed, laid off workers and are wondering when, or if, they will reopen.

Times Record

Farmers adapt to get local food to customers during outbreak

by Darcie Moore March 23, 2020

Many local farms have opened stands at their farms or rushed to create online stores so customers can safely pick up prepackaged produce.

Times Record

Brunswick-based charter school goes online

by The Times Record March 23, 2020

Students at Brunswick-based charter school Harpswell Coastal Academy, like many other public schools in Maine, are shifting to an online curriculum in the face to the coronavirus. “We decided immediately that we were going to make sure this challenging situation strengthened our community and strengthened our students’ academic engagement,” said Head of School. Scott Barksdale […]

Business, Nation & World

Trump weighs restarting economy, defying warnings from public health officials

by Philip Rucker, Jeff Stein, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker The Washington Post March 23, 2020March 24, 2020

The president said Monday that he may soon loosen federal guidelines for social distancing and encourage closed businesses to reopen.

Times Record, Times Record Sports, Uncategorized

Champions crowned at Brunswick Recreation

by Bob Conn Times Record staff March 23, 2020

Before schools, and the nation, were shut down, the Brunswick Rec. hosted youth basketball tournaments.

Times Record

With increased need, fewer volunteers, Bath-area food banks crave donations

by Kathleen O'Brien March 23, 2020

Local grocery stores donate 70% of the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program’s food, but those donations are depleting as stores struggle to keep products on shelves due to high demand for products like toilet paper and rice.