| | Latest news Friday, March 13, 2020 at 1 pm |
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President Donald Trump will hold a press conference to address the spiraling coronavirus pandemic as he seeks to calm a panicked nation amid mixed messages and growing criticism of his administration's scattershot response. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins criticized the federal government’s handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak on Friday, characterizing the Trump administration’s messaging as “inconsistent” while saying testing “should be more available than it is.” The Maine Principals’ Association Board of Directors and Interscholastic Management Committee voted on Wednesday morning to delay the start of the 2020 spring sports practices until April 27 because of the coronavirus pandemic The 30-year-old man who beat a Bangor musician to death in 2018 was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for the manslaughter charge. Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday. As of 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, test results show that three Mainers have tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced two new presumed positive cases of the novel coronavirus after Portland-based health care system MaineHealth informed the state of two cases it had tested in its labs. As the coronavirus news dominates social media, a solitary day of ice fishing on a local pond might provide just the solace you're looking for. As of noon Thursday, March 12, test results show that one Mainer has tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus. Whatever you do, don’t ever call it a tractor seat. Those who share an affinity for those parts of antique tractors and other rolling iron upon which a farmer rests their derriere know the proper term is “implement seat,” and they’ve been supporting farmers for almost two centuries. The development of Maysville from the early to late 1800s played an important role in shaping what people know today as central Aroostook County. Coleman Mixed Woods is a 50-acre property in Lamoine that serves as a demonstration working woodlot of sustainable forestry practices. The land was donated to the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine by Douglas and Beverly Coleman, who planted trees and constructed trails on the property. Tim Brewer, who led the Houlton High School boys basketball team to a 57-24 record in four seasons and the 2019 Class C North championship, has stepped down. The Air and Marine Operations branch of the Customs and Border Protection will close its hangar in Houlton and relocate to Old Town later this year, according to the agency’s air operations director. “On normal moving-out days it’s a little bit sad, but mostly happy. This is just all sad.” Maine recorded its first positive test for the new coronavirus on Thursday amid a flurry of cancellations that upended daily life for much of the state. There are three tactics experts recommend to people with various risks of coming into contact with COVID-19, who have already come into contact with it, or who are already sick: social distancing, self-quarantine and self-isolation. Director of athletics Ken Ralph made the announcement on Thursday in the wake of sweeping cancellations and postponements of college sports competitions across the country. Even though public school districts across Maine are monitoring the coronavirus situation as it unfolds, the response of K-12 schools differs greatly compared with that of several universities and colleges in Maine. |
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CLASSIFIEDS EAST MACHIAS MLS#1282261 |
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Covenants protect investment. Rd front, rights to common lot. Near Gardner Lake. Great opp. Survey says 8.97ac. lot. $26,500 Sunrise Realty, Anita Johnson, | | Read more... |
HAMPDEN MLS#1413707 |
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4 BR/2 BA 1918 farmhouse on 1.2 acs. Spacious fam. rm., huge backyard, 2-car att. gar. & front porch. $169,000 Jean Jenkins, Vacationland Realty, VacationlandRealtyMaine.com | | Read more... |
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Lot # 1 Hillside Dr. Conv. loc. minutes from 1A. Subdivision lot., Elec. at St., septic test avail. Walking trails abound & Lucerne Beach Club nearby. $25,000 | | Read more... |
COUNTRY LIVING IN MILO RANCH |
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3 BR/1.5 BA W/2-car attach gar Deck & nice yard. Big basement. 1-car detach gar & shed w/gen. Near Schoodic & Ebeemee Lakes & KI. Trails nearby. Anne Bailey, DeWitt-Jones Realty, 207-943-3163 | | Read more... | Place a classified ad with the BDN |
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