Rep. Shelley Rudnicki of Fairfield had brought in a camera operator and an activist who questions the effectiveness of vaccines and suggests they could be used to implant microchips in people.
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Posted inNation & World
Scores of bodies found floating in India’s Ganges River
Images on social media of the bodies floating in the river prompted outrage and speculation that they died from COVID-19.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Cast a line during fishing frenzy event
With the 2021 fishing season right around the corner, the Royal River Alliance, in cooperation with Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Maine Rivers and the Sebago Lake Regional Office of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will be highlighting the fishing opportunities available in the Royal River watershed. Royal River Fishing Frenzy!, an […]
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins notebook: Chara a factor in first-round playoff series against Capitals
Zdeno Chara, who signed with Washington in the offseason after 14 years as captain in Boston, knows the Bruins about as well as anybody.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland, No. Yarmouth host conversation about mental health
The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee will be holding a community conversation with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maine from 6-7:30 p.m. May 25. Greg Marley of NAMI Maine will be hosting the conversation, aimed to help talk about the effects of the pandemic, understand grief, build resilience and find local resources. The […]
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Meet the candidates in Cumberland
Cumberland will be holding Meet the Candidates nights for Town Council and SAD 51 school board. The forum for Town Council candidates will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, while those running for school board will be available for questions at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20. Seating will be available in the Council Chambers […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?
With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms in the fall? As a professor of education policy and law and a former attorney for school districts, I regularly think about this sort of […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Decision nears on relocating social services to Forest Ave.
The city says consolidating the offices at 39 Forest Ave. is “the most affordable long-term option to house and deliver social services.”
Posted inNation & World, Politics
McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations
Officials hope the move will be an incentive for facilities to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease.