Maine’s seaweed business has grown like a weed in recent years, with proponents touting it as both a “superfood” and an economic generator for the rural state – but the industry now faces sticky new restrictions. Maine has a long tradition of seaweed harvesting, in which the algae are gathered for a wide variety of […]
2019
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Jackson Laboratory expands presence in China
The Jackson Laboratory, the Bar Harbor-based biomedical research institution, is expanding its operations in China, which has emerged as the hottest country outside the U.S. for genetic research into diseases. China is handing out millions of dollars in grant funding for research and offering easy access to medical data on its massive population, which has […]
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Dog or coyote bit family on Lisbon walking path, police say
An animal believed to be a dog or coyote attacked a family on a walking path in Lisbon on Saturday evening, police say. The victims – a man, woman and their 11-year-old daughter – were treated for bite wounds at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan posted a statement […]
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Young Maine developer bootstraps a career after tragedy
WESTBROOK — At 26, Tyler Hall has made decisions that have successfully catapulted him into the world of real estate development. But he also decided seven years ago to drive recklessly after a college party – a decision that cost the life of a friend and landed Hall in prison on a 16-month sentence. Today, […]
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Reunions
Deering High School Annual Luncheon for the Classes of the 1950s, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26 at the Fireside Inn on Riverside Street, Portland. Reservations must be made by June 12. For more details, call Cynthia Snow Simpson at 854-0042 or Jan Hall Jaworski at 797-0560. Portland High School Class of 1969 50th […]
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Anti-science ignorance stokes public health crisis
If you happen to watch “Veep,” the HBO show that satirizes politics, you’re surely familiar with Jonah, the notorious foot-in-mouth presidential candidate. On last week’s episode, while attempting to woo anti-vaccination voters, he boldly declared, “Why go to a doctor and get a shot for something you don’t even have?” If only this were a laughing matter. You’ve […]
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Why Vladimir Putin is still laughing
So, who was the big winner in Wednesday’s televised street fight at the Senate Judiciary Committee? Was it the veteran D.C. lawyer, the brilliant and unflappable Attorney General William Barr? Was it the rude, permanently Trump-deranged, visibly stupid Democratic senators who treated Barr like a war criminal? Or was it the committee’s star chairman, the eloquent, […]
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Nancy Lee Holt
1941 – 2019 Brunswick, Nancy Lee Holt 77, died peacefully after a brief illness at Mid Coast Hospital on May 2, 2019. Nancy was born in Brunswick on August 23, 1941. She is the daughter of Anna Avis White and George Clarence Seymour Holt. Nancy was a fun, loving, carefree lady. She was a huge […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine should open primaries to independents
L.D. 211, “An Act to Open Maine’s Primaries,” is a common-sense proposal that would improve our electoral process by boosting civic engagement and increasing voter turnout, especially among young voters and veterans, many of whom have not enrolled in any political party. I encourage all voters to support this reform. I strongly believe that democracy […]
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Births
Mid Coast Hospital Melina Marie Lovejoy, born April 12 to Ashlee Lovejoy and Jared Lovejoy of Lisbon. Grandparents are Bridgette Chapman of Fresno, Texas, and Sharon and Paul Lovejoy of Brunswick. Great-grandparents are Harriet Neptune of Sidney, Eva Vincent of Sulphur, Louisiana, and Robert Boring of Maryville, Tennessee. Xavier Loring Pushard, born April 14 to […]
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