If you were a visitor from away, reading the Portland Press Herald last week, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the poor were massing for the attack, particularly in the vicinity of Bayside. First was the article about the Bayside Neighborhood Association asking the City Council for a temporary moratorium on homeless shelters in Bayside […]
2021
Letter: Maine’s economic future depends on better infrastructure
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support: “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing. Collins and other Republicans reject […]
Letter to the editor: I want the vaccine, but I can’t get an appointment
Is anyone else getting sick and tired of being pestered by vaccinated parents about getting the vaccine? I’m in my 40s. The older generations got their own separate time at the head of the line, while I get lumped in with 60 percent of the state’s population at the exact same time. I’m on the […]
Guest column: Maine’s drug laws must change to remove barriers to recovery
Incarcerating our way out of the substance use epidemic does not and will not work. I know this as a woman in long-term recovery who has worked for over a decade as a substance use treatment provider. Incarceration creates significant obstacles to recovery and contributes to the substance use pandemic facing our state. That’s why […]
Our View: What’s next for fully vaccinated Mainers?
As more people reduce their risk of catching or spreading the virus, we need more-nuanced public health guidance.
Letter to the editor: Listen to theatergoers’ concerns about Portland facility
Regarding Portland’s proposed social services and public health facility on upper Forest Avenue, reported in the Press Herald on April 15 (“Councilors support relocating social, public health services,” Page B1), I am concerned about Portland Stage attendees. As decades-long subscribers to Portland Stage Co., my wife and I have often observed that our fellow audience […]
Obituary: Richard D. Lewis
Richard D. Lewis 1963 – 2021 BRUNSWICK – Richard “Rick” Lewis, 57, of Lewiston passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 …