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University of Maine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced Tuesday that the school is suspending sports activities through at least December 8th following positive test results on campus which include people involved with athletic programs.

Add The University of Maine men's and women's basketball teams to the list of vast cancellations and postponements which have spread across college basketball heading into the season's opening weekend.

The men's games vs. UMass have been canceled, while the women's team is still set to begin their season on Friday at Holy Cross.

Maine-native Travis Roy passed away on Thursday of complications from his paralysis a week and 25 years after he was paralyzed during his first shift as a Boston University hockey player. He was 45.

Joe Meyers of Brewer stumbled upon a Facebook sensation last March when he uploaded a video of himself belting out "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd to his newly-created page Quarantine Karaoke.

For the last three weeks, Goodwin, a forest ranger for the State of Maine, was facing a much more dangerous opponent as he helped battle the wildfires which have raged across California over the last several months.

Thursday afternoon NESCAC Presidents unanimously decided to cancel conference competition, including conference championships, for the winter season.

In a historic deal, the University of Maine athletic department will receive a $90-million donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation to upgrade facilities on the campus of the state's flagship university.

UMaine Athletic Director Ken Ralph will join The Drive Wednesday afternoon to discuss the financial gift and what it will be used for on campus.

It has been an arduous road for many, but we now sit less than two weeks away from the start of high school competition in soccer, field hockey, cross country and golf.
The Maine Principals Association worked in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Servi…