The Cape Elizabeth new short-term rental restrictions may well reflect the affluence of most property owners. But they play havoc with any who are not affluent or who manage to have a second home in Maine or on the shore only by recovering part of annual property taxes and/or costs by sharing use with short-term […]
2021
Posted inNation & World
At least 9 dead in rare Russian school shooting
Video footage shared on social media showed students hurling themselves from third-floor windows to escape the gunfire in Kazan, about 500 miles east of Moscow.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
Five Israelis, including three women and a child, were killed by rocket fire Tuesday and early Wednesday, and dozens were wounded. The death toll in Gaza rose to 35 Palestinians, including 10 children.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
SMHC to host online vaccine forum May 19
Three physicians will answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
Posted inNation & World
Sally Buzbee named executive editor of The Washington Post, the first woman to lead the newsroom
Buzbee, currently AP’s executive editor and senior vice president, will take over leadership of The Post’s nearly 1,000-person newsroom next month.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland board to decide school start times next week
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that teens should sleep 8 to 10 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine begins vaccinating youths as young as 12 against COVID-19
The effort will focus on schools, but parental consent is required, and national data show some reluctance to giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Eid unites Muslims in a world that is still socially distant
The ‘Holiday of the Feast,’ which starts Thursday, marks the end of a month of abstinence from food and drink during daylight hours.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Houston will be fresh voice for District 4 on Charter Commission
I am excited to vote for Marcques Houston for the District 4 seat on the Charter Commission. Marcques is not just a friend and colleague – he is an emerging leader who I respect and admire. As a Black lifelong Mainer and a first-generation college graduate from a working-class family, Marcques has many attributes that […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Med nurses vote to have a voice
With a new union, hospital employees will make themselves heard on working conditions and patient care.