The state must impose limits in response to the ongoing rise in rates of infection, hospitalization and death.
2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: The merry return of Christmas cards
Christmas card trends are telling — they speak to the mood of the country — and this year’s trend offers some positive news. According to the Washington Post, hand-written “snail-mailed” Christmas cards are all the rage, particularly among millennials who all of the sudden are spending more on Christmas cards than baby boomers. We baby […]
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Letter: Let the good guys play football
Brunswick removed the bad guys on the football team so they should let the good guys play football next fall. They can’t ruin the athletic lives of vulnerable teenage boys who have made it this far in their football advancement. It’s not their fault and players shouldn’t have to pay for it by missing perhaps […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Review
‘Don’t Look Up’ is a satire in the mold of ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and ‘Idiocracy’
“Don’t Look Up” exemplifies a vanishing breed in mainstream cinema: the Great American One-Off, a movie designed not as a sequel, brand-extender or franchise-builder (or launchpad for same), but as something simply to be enjoyed in one sitting – full stop, with no lifetime multiversal obligations attached. For that alone, writer-director Adam McKay should be […]
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Intertidal: A delicious, healthy shellfish available year-round
You can get scallops any time of year in Maine? How can that be possible when the fishery is only open in the winter? Both of those queries are valid and hold some truth about Maine’s scallop fishery. You can get scallops any time of year from Maine waters, but they come from waters further […]
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Women golfers up their game with generous gift to Toy Fund
The Women’s Riverside Golf Association raised a whopping $1,045 at its annual holiday party this year.
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Winter Holben architecture & design welcomes five members to its team
NEW HIRES Winter Holben architecture & design announced the following new hires. Emily Wiggin joined the firm as vice president of marketing and operations. Wiggin brings more than 20 years of experience at organizations ranging from small manufacturing to midsize retail to global Fortune 100. Zachary Smith was hired as project architect. Smith brings more […]
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Letter to the editor: Tie a white ribbon to honor Maine health care workers
As you are aware, Maine Medical Center and area hospitals are short on staff and resources to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients and the effects of COVID on our medical resources. This situation places doctors, nurses and their support staff in considerable risk to their own health and the health of their households. They […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Holiday ice cream helps shed light on UNE’s American chestnut restoration project
BIDDEFORD — There may not be chestnuts roasting on an open fire in your home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them this holiday season as a local business uses them to churn out delicious ice cream. “This is the third year we’ve partnered with Sweet Cream to make and sell chestnut ice cream […]
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Letter to the editor: Santa should put on a mask, too
I was absolutely shocked to see a photograph of a maskless Santa at the Maine Mall, sitting next to – far less than 6 feet away from – a maskless little girl on the front page of the Dec. 14 Local & State section (Page B1). Has anyone told the mall’s owners and the little […]