The Trump administration has failed to meet a challenge they had months to prepare for. Joe Biden must do better.
January 2021
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Winter closures and openings
Several restaurants take winter breaks, new restaurants in Saco and Brunswick, and Little Giant adds a bakery and wine and beer delivery.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Train capable laypeople to give COVID-19 shots
I believe it makes sense for interested laypeople like myself to be trained to give the coronavirus vaccine. I am not afraid to give shots (I have dogs), and I want to help. I don’t want to be licensed or take jobs from anyone in the future or now. I understand there are probably state […]
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Howard Lehrer, 78, respected Scarborough therapist
Mr. Lehrer died on Dec. 27 of complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: Coming to terms with racism in 2021
Recently, I was teaching an adult Zoom course entitled “Let’s Talk: Reckoning with Racism.” Within a few minutes into the first class, a Zoom bomber hacked it and displayed a man eating potato chips while the n-word repeated loudly in the background. We all quickly left the meeting and got back in on another platform. […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
COVID-19 bills will be focus for Maine lawmakers in 2021 session
A stack of coronavirus-related bills highlights the partisan divide on the virus, while focusing on everything from vaccine policy to financial relief for businesses hardest hit by pandemic restrictions.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In this storm, be the lighthouse that helps others reach home
Let’s stop ourselves the next time we hear ourselves complaining. Let’s see the blessings that are right in front of us.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: After a year of reading books only by women, I’m a richer man for it
My bias had deprived me of whole vistas of discovery. And if you choose to see in that a broader lesson, I won’t argue.
Posted inNation & World, News
Four people die as mob incited by Trump storms Capitol in attempt to stop confirmation of Biden’s election
The rioters sent members of Congress scrambling to crouch under desks while police futilely tried to barricade the building, in one of the most jarring scenes ever in a seat of American political power.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Roger P. Duquesnoy
SABATTUS – Roger P. Duquesnoy age 86 of Keay Road and formerly of Brunswick passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at …