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New England

Published
July 12, 2020

As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers

Companies also face the challenge of convincing unemployed Americans to take a job in hospitality amid a pandemic.
Published
July 8, 2020

Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year

The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.
Published
July 6, 2020

Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online

Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
Published
July 5, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

The House has passed the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, to provide $100 billion for an emergency rental assistance fund and $75 billion for a homeowners' assistance fund, and both extend and expand moratoriums on eviction and foreclosure of renters and homeowners.
Published
June 30, 2020

Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln

Boston’s arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet.

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Published
June 29, 2020

Cape Cod officials warn of white sharks ahead of July Fourth

Great whites have been coming to the Cape in greater numbers each summer and officials say they're coming close enough to the shore to be a concern.
Published
June 29, 2020

Lisbon man dies in New Hampshire motorcycle crash
Published
June 28, 2020

Democrats take lead in voter registrations in Maine

The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge over their Republican rivals.
Published
June 27, 2020

UMaine System earns accreditation from regional commission

The New England Commission of Higher Education grants the designation to the system, as opposed to individual institutions.
Published
June 27, 2020

Portland artist Jill Osgood awarded a Baxter residency

She joins a long tradition of artists who have made the long trek into the woods.