The virus continues to spread rapidly even as Maine works to vaccinate as many health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities as it can.
January 2021
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump’s Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote
Trump’s weakened standing among his own party will come into sharper focus on Wednesday when the House is expected to impeach the president.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Freeport bridge project would improve downtown access
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine would like to congratulate the Freeport Town Council for approving the 12-foot multi-use path design for the new Mallet Drive and Desert Road bridges (“Freeport to vote on $634,000 bridge replacement add-ons,” Jan. 6). As Town Council Chair John Egan noted, this is the only opportunity that exists for the […]
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Thomas Smaha, 77, longtime owner of Smaha’s Legion Square Market in South Portland
Mr. Smaha began working at the family grocery when he was 14, took over the business in 1969 and operated it for 43 years.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Vaccination programs should be flexible
Equity is important, but requirements designed to promote fairness should be reconsidered.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Trump flags send message of hate
As a serious reader of 20th century history I was drawn to a comparison of this past weeks events in Washington to those of 1930s Germany. Then, anti-Semitic nationalists (aka Nazis) took to the streets to smash windows, loot buildings and terrorize. Wednesday, thousands of mostly white thugs emboldened by President Trump invaded our capital, […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: COVID causes temporary closures, and 64 Pine St. is finally leased
Plus, foods to soothe pandemic anxieties, from doughnuts to plant-based dinners.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Editorial: Step up, impeach, convict
Any reasonable leader would see the writing on the wall in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Yet it’s no surprise that President Trump is remorseless over his seditious comments that led to the desecration of the seat of our nation’s democracy and the death of a police officer. That’s true […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: 2021 Business Outlook: Ending COVID to Help Businesses
This is part one in a month-long series where we’ll be previewing the important aspects that we’ll need to focus on in the year ahead. Let’s help our citizens understand where our businesses are at, and let them know how we can help them thrive in 2021. We’ll focus on 2021 events, business trends, new […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: ‘Bell’ the GOP elitists, not members who support Constitution
The author of a recent opinion column, “Time for GOP to ‘bell the cat,’” Dec. 25., has it all backward in her assertion that the GOP needs to return to its roots. It is the GOP elitists, the hierarchy, the establishment, the politicians whose policies are directed by the globalists to the detriment of the […]