Winthrop patrolman Andrew Delaney checks traffic on Main Street clad in a face mask Monday. The Maine Criminal Justice Commission on Mitigation of Pandemic Impact recommended police be less aggressive about traffic enforcement, except in instances of dangerous drivers.The coronavirus pandemic has made it harder to go to jail — or even court — and created a backlog for the state’s criminal justice system.Courts initially closed at the start of the pandemic. Currently, are taking place and — though many are taking place virtually.To help alleviate the burden on the system, the Criminal...…Winthrop patrolman Andrew Delaney checks traffic on Main Street clad in a face mask Monday. The Maine Criminal Justice Commission on Mitigation of Pandemic Impact recommended police be less aggressive about traffic enforcement, except in instances of dangerous drivers.The coronavirus pandemic has made it harder to go to jail — or even court — and created a backlog for the state’s criminal justice system.Courts initially closed at the start of the pandemic. Currently, are taking place and — though many are taking place virtually.To help alleviate the burden on the system, the Criminal...WW…

Share1 of 6Guitar maker and craftsman Craig Lowe, 69, demonstrates the sound of a dreadnought acoustic guitar he hand made at his home workshop in Unity. Lowe, pictured Wednesday, has made 32 guitars and four ukuleles.UNITY — At the end of a dirt path in Unity sits Craig Lowe’s wooden palace.Lowe motions with both hands toward the garage and the room above. It is barely 30 degrees outside, but he is in a short-sleeve shirt. He doesn’t care. The cold won’t hurt.“This is my dream,” Lowe says.He is talking about his art studio, which will soon also be his guitar studio, both above a two-car...…Share1 of 6Guitar maker and craftsman Craig Lowe, 69, demonstrates the sound of a dreadnought acoustic guitar he hand made at his home workshop in Unity. Lowe, pictured Wednesday, has made 32 guitars and four ukuleles.UNITY — At the end of a dirt path in Unity sits Craig Lowe’s wooden palace.Lowe motions with both hands toward the garage and the room above. It is barely 30 degrees outside, but he is in a short-sleeve shirt. He doesn’t care. The cold won’t hurt.“This is my dream,” Lowe says.He is talking about his art studio, which will soon also be his guitar studio, both above a two-car...WW…