Obituary: Thomas John Smaha
SCARBOROUGH - Thomas John Smaha passed away on Jan. 7, 2021 from natural causes at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center .
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Thomas John Smaha
SCARBOROUGH – Thomas John Smaha passed away on Jan. 7, 2021 from natural causes at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Tom’s warmth, kindness, concern for others and humor were shining to the very end. He lived his life to the fullest.
Tom was born in Portland on Oct. 3, 1943, the son of John and Agnes (Lahood) Smaha. He spent the first years of his life growing up in Portland. Tom graduated from Deering High School and attended North Yarmouth Academy. He went on to college at the University of Southern Maine in Portland and graduated from the University of Maine, Orono in 1966, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, with a B.S. degree in Business. It was at UMO where he met his wife of 54 years, Mary Kathleen Doe.
For better or worse…We’ll never forget 2020
COVID-19 overshadowed everything, but there were some memorable sports moments this year.
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An empty ballfield tells the story of 2020, a year that saw the cancellation of the spring sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. File photos.
It was a year that no one could have imagined and was a year that we’ll never forget.
All of the spring sports season, part of the fall campaign and now the start of the winter season have been affected by COVID-19.
While frustration and disappointment have characterized 2020 more than anything else, there were some athletic highlights and that shouldn’t be forgotten.
Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing
Erskine Academy, Vassalboro Community School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53 and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences among the local schools using Abbott rapid antigen tests.
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SOUTH CHINA The coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant across the state, but a handful of local schools are participating in an increased testing effort to help stop the spread.
The Abbott rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are made for individuals exhibiting at least one of the most common COVID-19 symptoms or two of the less common symptoms. The testing process involves self-swabbing the lower portion of one’s nostrils and is processed on site by adding six drops of a liquid reagent to the swab on a test card. The tests are free of cost to students and staff.
December 24, 2020
The Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) are extremely proud to announce that forward
Reese Farrellhas committed to play NCAA Division I hockey in the fall at Army - West Point in Atlantic Hockey.
Farrell, 19, is in his first season playing junior hockey in the NAHL. The 6’0/185 lbs. native of Auburn, ME, has recorded nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) in 16 games so far during the 2020-21 season.
“Reese has been a major part of our team’s success this season,” said Maine Nordiques Organizational general manager Eric Soltys. “West Point is a special place with a special person in Coach (Riley) leading the way. I have known Coach Riley for many years and it’s an honor on many different levels for Reese to be a part of the strong traditions held at West Point. He’s the right type of person to continue what is necessary to keep their long-standing tradition and commitment going in a great direction. Well deserved!”
Dozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
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William H. Rowe School nurse Jill Webber in her office in Yarmouth on Friday. The Yarmouth schools have received 160 rapid tests. Webber said the rapid tests help the schools immensely, and wishes she had more. “The efficiency and speed at which we can do the testing is going to reduce transmission in schools and the community,” she said.
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Nearly 50 Maine schools and school districts are now using rapid-result coronavirus tests on symptomatic students and staff to quickly identify positive cases and to improve the contact tracing and quarantine process.