Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 5/6 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Mon. 5/10 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 5/10 7 p.m. Town Council Thur. 5/13 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Trails Subcommittee Thur. 5/13 7 p.m. Board of Adjustments and Appeals […]
2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Why Trump is more likely to win in the GOP than to take his followers to a new third party
Former President Donald Trump has claimed at times that he’ll start a third political party called the Patriot Party. In fact, most Americans – 62% in a recent poll – say they’d welcome the chance to vote for a third party. In almost any other democracy, those Americans would get their wish. In the Netherlands, […]
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million
The number was still 35% below the number of airport travelers reported on the comparable Sunday in 2019.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.S. reunites some immigrant families separated at border, DHS secretary says
The Trump administration formally implemented its policy of ‘zero tolerance’ from April to June of 2018, when a federal judge ordered that separated families be reunited. Some of the children were as young as 3 when they were separated.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath Housing resumes free, on-site clinics
After a year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bath Housing, in partnership with the University of New England, is reviving blood pressure screening and medication reconciliation clinics for their residents. These clinics allow examination of a resident’s current prescriptions, which sometimes originate from different doctors, to red-flag any possible conflicts. “Medication adherence is one […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Parents and students rally in Scarborough for full-time, in-person learning
Group said they want clarity on plans for the fall.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Collins named most bipartisan senator for 8th straight year
Maine’s senior U.S. senator topped the annual list from the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: May 5-12
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 5/5 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 5/5 4:30 p.m. Community Meeting: Relocation of Services Wed. 5/5 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Thur. 5/6 5 p.m. Finance Committee Thur. 5/6 5 p.m. Parks Commission Thur. 5/6 5:30 p.m. Parks Commission Greenspace Gathering […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
USM researcher wins grant to study health of new mothers
An assistant research professor with the Public Health Program at University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service has received a three-year, $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the health of new mothers in Maine. Kate Ahrens’ work, which focuses on 90,000 women who were pregnant between 2006 and 2020, will […]