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To support essential reporting, please subscribe. Franklin Gallery: 13 Photos VIDEO: No injuries reported in explosion at Androscoggin Mill in Jay In the moments following the Wednesday morning blast at the Androscoggin Mill, many feared the worst. Related Stories 2012 Verso mill explosion in Minnesota was deadly Sports NFL has discussed playing in empty or half-full stadiums As calls grow for sports’ return, NFL and other leagues, can still only see the outline of a path forward, with nobody ready to say when or how games can resume. Sports MLB commissioner Manfred ‘to turn over every stone’ for season Rob Manfred says during an interview with The Associated Press that it’s incumbent upon us to turn over every stone” to get the 2020 season started at some point. Sports Conference commissioners tell Mike Pence no football before campuses open The commissioners of the major college football conferences have told vice president that college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shutdown until campuses have re-opened. Lewiston-Auburn Gallery: 16 Photos PHOTOS: Roy Nickerson’s 100th birthday parade Turner gives its former selectman and state legislator a drive-by parade to celebrate his 100th birthday. The Buzz Baxter’s Luke Livingston co-founds new startup • Medical marijuana dispensary remodel • Farmers’ Almanac seeing ’all-time high’ traffic • Five strangers, five laptops, one good deed Crime Bethel man charged with assaulting an Oxford County deputy Eric Cole was arrested Tuesday afternoon during an incident on Annis Road. Lewiston-Auburn PHOTOS: Breakfast, lunch and a side order of learning News PHOTO: Storm cleanup in Greene State workers clear debris from the side of Route 202. Maine Janet Mills seeks to help Maine’s struggling hunger relief charities Maine’s governor calls for more federal help to secure more food and give priority access to emergency food providers. Maine Why didn’t Maine get any ventilators from the federal stockpile? It’s unclear. But the state will have to make do with alternative ventilators if a worst-case COVID-19 surge hits hospitals. Lewiston-Auburn 7.6% school budget hike sought in RSU 16 Auburn School Committee asks for no local tax increase Lewiston-Auburn Lewiston police locate missing teens who ‘eloped’ from youth shelter River Valley Med-Care chief: People should not let their guard down Lewiston-Auburn USM ‘pauses’ work on relocating Lewiston campus downtown Street Talk ‘Utter chaos:’ Dispatchers, fire crews in the teeth of a rampaging storm News Catalytic converter thefts rising in Franklin County Lewiston-Auburn Lewiston musician to livestream concert to raise money for face shields Business A $10 million condo complex planned in Bethel Maine Outfoxed: Why Bath failed to capture any of species behind rabies attacks Maine News Politics Gideon leads Collins in fundraising for Senate race after $7.1 million haul in first quarter Maine licensing boards caution doctors against prescribing unproven COVID-19 drugs Business Front-line workers in Maine plead for more protective equipment Maine The Virus Diaries: Losing sense of smell was only clue she had COVID-19 Business Union, Bath Iron Works agree to extend contract Maine 2012 Verso mill explosion in Minnesota was deadly Business Cuddledown making free masks for health care workers Maine Coronavirus claims 4 more lives as confirmed cases rise to 770 Baxter State Park shuts down camping and traffic Opinion Opinion Froma Harrop: Personal grooming seems less important now Opinion Cal Thomas: Homeschooling takes on new importance Columns & Analysis How do you handle a crisis? Opinion Rich Lowry: Blaming China and WHO isn’t scapegoating Opinion Steve Ball: Land and Water Conservation Fund deserves full funding Opinion Cal Thomas: Joe Biden isn’t fit to be president Lewiston-Auburn Officials cautioning public as Androscoggin River nears peak flows Auburn approves $15 million-plus of new construction RSU 4 budget delayed by pandemic restrictions Mechanic Falls taxpayers get 60-day extension to file taxes Maine Fewer than 550 still without power in Maine after two storms On this date in Maine history: April 15, narrated by Michael Bourque Coronavirus begins to hit Maine workers compensation system Maine colleges plan for how coronavirus could affect fall semester Nation & World Relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up It took 4 months for coronavirus to infect 1...