Grocery and home improvement stores, as well as industrial spaces, are booming, but many restaurants have closed and new office development has ground to a halt.
January 2021
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: One Fish helps connect students and seafood
Teaching hands-on science to students is never simple. And, during the pandemic, it has been even more challenging. The in-person opportunities to do experiments and investigations are limited when students are remotely learning. But, some local organizations are turning this on its head and finding ways to expand what they can offer to students in […]
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Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Jason Shaw, 44, former finance and sales manager at Portland Volvo
The Saco resident earlier studied culinary arts and was a cook at several restaurants in southern Maine.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco invites residents to online Comp Plan kickoff meeting Jan. 21
Now’s your chance to offer ideas as the Long Range Planning Committee begins its work on a plan for the city’s future.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Will Republican senators risk as much for democracy as Russia’s Navalny?
The opposition leader was poisoned by the Kremlin but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Nation should heed President Biden’s call for unity
National solidarity begins with mutual respect and a commitment to the truth.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Brenda E. Smith, Belfast: Reveling in gift of friendship during a Christmas far from home
I definitely wasn’t thinking about Christmas when I took a job 3,000 miles away from my family that spring. I was eager to complete my training as a whitewater river guide, then to spend a glorious summer rafting wild and scenic rivers. It was demanding work but what bliss! When November arrived I discovered nearly […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Soaring on ‘wings like eagles’ as we confront climate crisis
A new reason for hope: President Biden signs an executive order on his first day in office that ensures the U.S. will rejoin the Paris climate accord.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Kevin B. Simmons
PORTLAND – Kevin Benjamin Simmons, 55, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough after a …
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Obituary: Gerald Clayton Philbrick
CAMDEN – Gerald “Jerry” C. Philbrick passed away on Jan. 17, 2021 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a …