Poised for redevelopment, the Route 1 plaza and roughly 60 acres that sold for $21 million offers the partners, Joseph Soley and Jonathan Cohen, ‘a lot of value.’
May 2018
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Science
Ticks that carry Lyme disease surviving even deep-freeze winters, research shows
Field researchers in Maine and Connecticut say the snowpack helps the disease-carrying arachnids survive harsh conditions, putting public health at risk in a state where Lyme cases are rising.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Athletes of the Week: May 11, 2018
Karissa Kenyon of Wells and Heath Cockburn of Freeport win this week’s honors.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: As midterm elections loom, voting systems still vulnerable to hacking
A Senate report detailing the 2016 Russian attacks should remind us of the risks we face in November.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Internet regulation solution belongs at the federal level
Instead of an intrusive ‘net neutrality’ regime crafted in Augusta, Maine needs Congress to permanently protect broadband innovation and investment.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: It was hard to watch child with toy gun simulate mass shooting at playground
While traveling to the East Coast, we stopped at a Portland playground on a very nice Sunday afternoon. Dozens of children, and as many parents, were busy playing. One child caught my attention. He was about 8 years old and was holding a green toy automatic rifle that he was pointing and shooting at everybody. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Experience abroad proves single-payer health care is a blessing, not a curse
I am an American with dual Irish-American citizenship, and lived in Northern Ireland for six years under the British National Health Service. While there, I was diagnosed with a cancer that required major surgery, 26 weeks of chemotherapy and five years of follow-up monitoring, including many scans and blood tests. I didn’t pay a single […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Article on ‘sloppy recycling’ lacked information needed to educate public
A long article that began on Page A1 of the May 4 paper, continuing to and ending on Page A5, was about ecomaine’s need for the public’s help in correcting “sloppy recycling,” which is costing ecomaine time and money in its total recycling effort. Residential mixed paper was mentioned as the main culprit in sloppy […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Self-interest is behind Republican lawsuit to block ranked-choice voting
Abraham Lincoln, in the conclusion of his Gettysburg Address, said that our government is “of the people, by the people and for the people.” The Republicans who are suing to prevent the use of ranked-choice voting in Maine seem to prefer a government that is of the incumbents, by the incumbents and for the incumbents. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Take advantage of Jill Duson’s local knowledge and support her for state senator
Jill Duson is running for the Maine Senate and, if elected, will continue to serve on the Portland City Council. That is great news for Portland and Westbrook (the communities in Senate District 28) for at least three reasons: 1) information; 2) communication; and 3) discussion. First, because of her position, she will bring an […]