The plane crashed as it approached the Manchester–Boston Regional Airport late Friday night.
2021
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary: Hoa Thi Do Ly
BIDDEFORD — Hoa Thi Do Ly passed away peacefully Dec. 6, 2021 surrounded by her loved ones. Her battle with serious health issues in recent years showed her true courage. She faced all of life’s challenges with her bright, beautiful smile. Hoa was born in Vietnam on March 7, 1950, to her parents Ton Van […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Roe’s protections at risk unless Collins takes action
Maine has a long history of protecting individual rights and keeping personal, family decisions out of the political sphere: one of the first three states to enact marriage equality through popular vote, in 2012; death with dignity, in 2019, and the right to a legal abortion affirmed since 1979, a protection that was updated just […]
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Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine will help brighten our kids’ future
Healthy children can get the socialization and education they deserve, without school closures and quarantines.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Postal Service’s long-term staffing shortage puts strain on mail delivery in Maine
The thinning ranks are burning out and mail service is lagging, union officials say, as letter carriers often work 60- to 80-hour, seven-day weeks.
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund
Toy Fund donors provide what children need right now: joy
The Press Herald Toy Fund hears from many parents that the pandemic has made life harder for them and their children.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Court must weigh the rights the majority have to life
Since 1975, Gallup polls document that fewer than 20 percent of Americans believe a woman’s right to choose an abortion should be banned in all cases. This small, but vocal, minority reports to be defending the right of a fetus to a life it cannot yet sustain outside the host’s body. The most vocal of […]
Posted inMaine, News
Portland council’s debate on emergency order could raise broader issues in pandemic response
Councilors soon will talk about lifting the order, which has allowed them to meet remotely, and some have expressed interest in using that discussion to revisit the subject of a mask mandate.
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Part 2: Protests and Prayers
The suspense was finally over. Now the lobstermen of Vinalhaven had to face new federal rules that could threaten their livelihood. Despair came first, then decision time.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: One cheer for another ugly debt-limit deal
The good news: Congress has avoided default. The bad news: Its stupidest law survives.