Tuesday’s letter supporting Preble Street’s proposed 40-bed wellness shelter quotes a Sept. 14 news article stating that “the project calls for knocking down most interior walls of the second floor to create an open concept design where shelter staff would be on hand around the clock for a limited roster of approved clients.” All those […]
January 2021
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund, Uncategorized
Toy fund tops $260,000 in donations
The outpouring of donations to the Press Herald Toy Fund continues. The year-to-date total topped $260,000 Thursday. That’s double the amount raised last year. There is no time limit on donations, which are accepted year-round and have sustained the charity for seven decades. Donors’ names and messages will continue to be published along with periodic […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Public ballot initiatives give citizens a say in policymaking
In October, when asked about the referendum proposals drafted by People First Portland, our city councilors danced around their substance. The proposals were called an attempt “to pass the Democratic Socialists’ agenda without consideration by local elected officials or members of the general public” – a bizarre claim about public ballot initiatives – that could […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Give older Mainers higher priority for COVID vaccine
Federal recommendations to vaccinate people 75 and older at the same time as younger front-line workers don’t take into account the greater risk of death for seniors.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 2020 was difficult; it was not the worst year ever
We have ways to give comfort to each other that previous generations never had, and our COVID timetable is far better than the disease scenario they faced.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Reimagining New Year’s resolutions for 2021
Don’t berate yourself; act like your aspirations are already happening; put the ‘shoulds’ away, and be happy with small steps.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
MaineHealth officials: Omnibus package reflects leadership of Maine’s senators
Federal support is critical to ensure that we can maintain access to needed health care in the 11 Maine counties we serve.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Mid Coast Hospital gets new federal funds for drug education
Over the next five years, the money will pay for new campaigns about the dangers of marijuana use among teens and kids.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester: Jan. 1
Winter sports for veterans Pineland Farms’ Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training cross-country skiing/snowshoeing program is available every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon now through March, weather and snow conditions permitting. The program is free to all veterans with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress, and is lead by Kristina Sabasteanski, an […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Bridgton: Jan. 1
I wish all my readers a very happy holiday season and hope for a better, brighter, more normal new year. Stay safe and healthy! Help Harvest Hills The complications of the pandemic have hit fundraising efforts for animal shelters particularly hard. The Magic Lantern Theater is hoping to help out by “stuffing the truck” with […]