Maine’s largest city established a national reputation as a destination while becoming a political trend-setter and a hotbed of economic development. But with it came growing pains.
2019
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Good news on climate response unreported
There’s good news on climate you won’t read elsewhere: The Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends outlines a plan for cutting carbon dioxide emissions by pricing carbon fuels, returning the proceeds equitably to every household. More than 3,500 U.S. economists have signed it. There are now no fewer than seven carbon-pricing bills being considered in the […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Life Unwound: Telling the whole holiday truth
Years ago, young enough to squat without pinching a knee joint, able enough to push a hand mower to clip grass without a hip complaint, flexible enough to kneel, stand, crouch and repeat without hurting yet another body part, I sat weeding our front sidewalk. A stooped woman I deemed old, whom I now consider […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Trump’s guilt already established
What’s been shown in the House hearings will not suddenly disappear if he is allowed to stay in office.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Superbugs are coming for you
New drugs are needed to fight antibiotic-resistant microbes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Private data is not really private
Congress needs to curb the perfectly legal location data sharing that records the movements of every cellphone user.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Free winter sports program for disabled veterans
NEW GLOUCESTER — A veterans’ adaptive cross country skiing/snowshoeing program at Pineland Farms will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays through March, weather and snow conditions permitting. It is free to all veterans with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress. No experience is necessary. A volunteer clinic will be offered […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Maine Bicentennial cookbook looking for recipes
Writer Margaret Hathaway and photographer Karl Schatz are collecting recipes and photos from kitchens across the state for the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook, which will feature 200 recipes that represent Maine’s culinary past, present and future. The book, printed by Islandport Press, will be available at bicentennial events. Proceeds will be given to non-profit organizations […]
Posted inObituaries, Times Record, Times Record Obituaries
Obituary: Joan Marie Haley
BRUNSWICK – Joan Marie Haley, 77, born May 19, 1942, passed away Dec. 8, 2019 in Brunswick.
Raised in Topsham, Joan …