Academia from afar presents an array of challenges and concerns about the long-term effects caused by so much time away from the classroom.
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Brunswick council loosens restrictions for non-essential retail, allows contactless pickup and delivery
Councilors also voted to “strongly recommend” masks or facial coverings for people entering indoor public spaces after failing to gather enough support for a mandate.
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The Universal Notebook: Happy (belated) Earth Day!
If I had been on the ball, this column would have appeared last week, just in time for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. But I’m getting old and forgetful. On Wednesday, April 22, in order to atone for this oversight, my lovely wife Carolyn and I walked around the middle school playing field behind […]
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Mainewhile: Fill in the blanks by chronicling a unique journey
Paul Romer, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, once famously said, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” Now, please don’t misinterpret that as being happy about this state of affairs, let alone having wished for it. If any of us could make this virus disappear, I am quite certain we would. However, as eradication does […]
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Midcoast farmers markets prepare for start of summer season amid pandemic
The Crystal Spring and downtown Brunswick markets are both operating in temporary new locations, and new safety and social distancing measures will be instituted there and in Bath.
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Bowdoin College expects to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester
Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress. Half of the funds, about $562,000 must go toward low-income students and the other half can be used to help defray the costs incurred with the transition to remote learning. Bowdoin officials have not yet decided whether to accept the funds.
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Rising to the occasion: In quarantine, some find baking is exactly what they knead
Across the country, grocery store shelves normally stocked with flour and yeast are bare, and social media is flooded with pictures of homemade loaves of bread. As people are stuck at home during a global pandemic, many are turning to bread and baked goods for comfort.
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Midcoast nursing students worry about completing training
Region 10 Technical High School and Bath Regional Career and Technical Center have certified nursing assistant programs and hope to find ways for students to finish the required on-the-job training during the coronavirus health crisis.
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Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks
While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.
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Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season
Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company.