After a long, isolated winter and spring, it was good to be out, and revel in the small beauties of life.
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Posted inDo This, Food
Run & Eat: Minato Express offers Japanese in a jiff
Popular Portland restaurant Izakaya Minato is making inexpensive bento boxes and more for pickup.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees to consider tuition increase in new $559 million budget
The budget calls for an average tuition increase of 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates as trustees try to navigate uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
COVID-19 surge in South, Southwest poses growing threat, experts warn
Last week, 8 states hit single-day new-case highs, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Posted inBusiness
Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas
There have been several other COVID-19 outbreaks at Tyson plants around the U.S.
Posted inNation & World
Because of the virus, dads mark Father’s Day from a distance
The virus has made in-person visits with elderly and high-risk family members difficult and sometimes impossible.
Posted inNation & World
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
Brazil led world with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617.
Posted inSports
Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition tennis event canceled
Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov played last week in an event criticized for no social distancing.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Central Maine nonprofits grapple with uncertain funding, event planning
Like their for-profit counterparts, nonprofits are struggling with how to continue fulfill their missions when some external funding sources are drying up and their own fundraisers may have restrictions.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 19 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths
The small rise in case numbers comes as the public health agency investigates a COVID-19 outbreak among ambulance staff in Houlton.