Men’s coach Alex Lloyd and women’s coach Sacha Santimano have Polar Bears off to fast starts.
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Maine seeing record surges of hospital patients in counties with low vaccination rates
Hospitals that serve Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset and Oxford counties are seeing the biggest spikes in COVID-19 patients.
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The Maine Idea: Referendums a dubious substitute for law-making
Vote-counting on Nov. 2 lacked suspense. Early on, it was certain Question 1, to ban “high impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec region” would pass easily. What could have been a vote about providing renewable energy to New England, with significant benefits for Maine – and displacing the fossil fuel-burning that creates global warming […]
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Tom Purcell: Give thanks for our blessings, big and small
Because life is mostly made up of little experiences, occasionally interrupted by big events, it’s easy to take the little things for granted. But Shutterfly, the photography and image-sharing company, offers a list of 100 things, large and small, that we ought to single out for our gratitude this Thanksgiving. Our homes, our incomes and […]
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Maine Coast Rowing club turns in strong fall racing season
Brunswick-based club sent four junior rowers to renowned Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston last month.
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Guest column: Why I’m running for the Maine House of Representatives
I’m writing to seek your support to serve Brunswick in the Maine House of Representatives in the newly redrawn District 100. It is my hope to continue and build upon the great work of our outgoing representative, Rep. Ralph Tucker. Our family shares a commitment to public service. My wife, Catherine, is a longtime physician […]
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Commentary: The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability
Without video evidence, it’s unlikely we would have ever heard of George Floyd or witnessed the prosecution of his killer, a Minneapolis police officer. The recording of Floyd’s killing echoed the documentation in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two Black men who were killed at the hands of police. The circulation of […]
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Commentary: Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex
In a new study, we found that the overall U.S. gun violence rate rose by 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before. In 28 states, the rates were substantially higher between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, compared to the pre-pandemic period from Feb. 1, 2019, through […]
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Football notebook: Freeport falls in Class D semifinal, but future looks promising for Falcons
Several players on Midcoast teams also receive Campbell Conference recognition.
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Commentary: The FDA’s lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The Big Idea The Food and Drug Administration provides less stringent oversight of overseas research trials used in deciding whether to approve a drug than those conducted domestically. That was the finding of my recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. My […]