The hotels and motels are being used during to relieve shelters in Portland and South Portland during pandemic.
2021
Posted inTimes Record
Missing Wiscasset man found safe
Wiscasset Police Chief Lawrence Hesseltine said Michael Pekich, 44, reached out to authorities early Thursday morning.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland school librarian wins state title
Jennifer Stanbro, who runs the library at Skillin Elementary School, has been named 2021 School Librarian of the Year by the Maine Association of School Libraries.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’
In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
France sends patrol boats as tensions flare with U.K. on fishing rights
New post-Brexit rules require them to submit their past fishing activities in order to receive a license to continue operating in the island of Jersey’s waters.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech are donating doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Southern Maine Agency on Aging continues its commitment to senior population
The organization moved its Scarborough office to a Biddeford location.
Posted inMaine, News
Young people making up bigger share of COVID-19 cases in Maine
More than 70% of the new cases were in people younger than 40, reflecting the lower vaccination rate among younger Mainers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. jobless claims drop to a new pandemic low; layoffs decline in Maine
Restrictions on businesses have been lifted as vaccinations have been more widely administered, boosting hiring.
