Maine has done better than other states at providing rental assistance to struggling tenants and helping people stay in their homes.
2021
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kate Cone Brancaccio, Portland: Finding myself in a new space
How fortuitous. A theme posed on the very day I was to move. But … I had paid my rent on the new place, 70 miles south of Waterville, and I didn’t want to waste a minute getting there. You see, when you lose a husband, and the place where you both lived no longer […]
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Vaccines, not masks, will end the pandemic
First, let’s try a thought experiment: Imagine, for a moment, that Donald Trump had gotten what he so eagerly sought: emergency use authorization for coronavirus vaccines before the November election, rather than – as actually occurred – six weeks afterward. If the former president, a lifelong promoter, had the vaccines in hand, the election result […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Police from across New England train in de-escalation at Thornton Academy
SACO — Over 90 police officers from six New England states converged on Thornton Academy in Saco last week to take part in a two-day training exercise in de-escalating situations involving mental health crisis. Saco Police Chief Jack Clements invited the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit based in Washington D.C., to deliver the train-the-trainer […]
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: A look at Maine’s tuna towers
There is so much going on out in the water in August in Maine. It’s probably the busiest month in terms of overlapping activities with numerous boats of all types out for fun and for work. Everyone from commercial fishing boats to cruising sailboats must find their way around safely and that isn’t simple given […]
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Jamie Cypher, Otisfield: Keep moving forward
When I was 19, my dad received a promotion, and our family relocated from Connecticut to Massachusetts. On departure day, after the moving van was loaded with all of our possessions, we split up into two separate groups. My sister and I rode with Dad in one car; our brother rode with Mom, our grandmother […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Aug. 5
Housing development subject of DEP review Dearborn Family, LLC, will hold a public meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, for a 25-lot subdivision proposed off Waterman Road. Bill Thompson of BH2M in Gorham is the project manager for Grove Hill, a cluster development on 174 acres. High-end, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Aug. 5
Bear right Chainsaw sculptor Tim Pickett of Eliot directed hikers by creating a bear trail marker holding a sign that said “Bear Right” last week at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm on Main Street. Pickett created the sculpture from a pine log mounted on a granite base and drew much attention and compliments from hikers […]
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Brenda E. Smith, Belfast: Half a world away, with a blank slate
Just the thought of pulling up roots to settle in a new location creates a minefield of competing emotions. Losing what is comfortably familiar is offset by the excitement of exploring new surroundings. New friends wait to be found, while old friends promise to visit on vacations. A move allows old routines to be discarded […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Brandi Meisner joins Mid-Maine Chamber as VP of operations
NEW HIRES Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, based in Waterville, has welcomed Brandi Meisner as its new vice president of operations. This is a new position for the chamber, with plans for Meisner to focus on member growth and retention, marketing, social media and website development. A graduate of Skowhegan High School, she went on to […]