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Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning. 6 of 6 The crowd watches a play by the group Maine Inside Out during Monday s remembrance on the anniversary of George Floyd s murder. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer About 200 people gathered in Portland on Tuesday night to remember the life of George Floyd, whose murder one year ago by a Minneapolis police officer sparked months of protests and an ongoing reckoning with racial injustice. ....
‘A lot of people are struggling’: Pandemic adds to challenges facing college students Campuses are responding with emergency relief funds, technology and food distribution as students face hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Share Sunny Lamb is a student at Maine College of Art who relies on her part-time job at the school’s library. She had to utilize her savings while the school was fully remote, but has been able to go back to work for the upcoming semester. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer When her college went remote last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sunny Lamb suddenly lost access to her part-time job as a student worker in the campus library. She dipped into savings to help pay her living expenses. ....