The Suez Canal chief says authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel after it blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week.
2021
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Supreme court hears appeal by Portland man who killed his sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr. was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Isahak Muse in Cardilli’s parents’ home. A key question for the court is whether Muse was a guest or an intruder.
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Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick council votes to sign 10-year contract with ecomaine for waste disposal
The combined cost of the contracts using ecomaine and Casella Waste Systems would be about $1.29 million a year.
Posted inTimes Record
Woolwich middle schoolers will resume full in-person learning
Sixth and seventh grade will begin the new learning model on April 12, with eighth grade joining April 26.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick-area senior center raffling kayaks as fundraiser
People Plus, the Brunswick-area senior community center, is raffling a pair of kayaks to raise funds for its services. The kayaks are described by People Plus as “gently used” and “hand-crafted,” constructed and donated by Margo and David Knight. Also included are paddles, a roof rack and other accessories. The package is valued at over […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden makes all adults eligible for vaccination starting April 19
The president is on track to meet his new goal of 200 million shots administered by his 100th day in office.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: April means ice-out angling action
This year has certainly been a doozie, so far. We had a brief winter with only Jordan Bay freezing up for a short while, many of us are on lockdown in our homes to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and spring seems to have come early to this part of the world. There’s only […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine to launch mobile units with FEMA to boost rural access to COVID-19 vaccine
The federal partnership is part of a broader effort to reduce gaps in vaccination rates among Maine counties and provide more vaccination sites in smaller communities.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Removal of nonmedical vaccine exemption will protect Maine communities
A letter writer who decried a new law’s impact on parental decision-making hasn’t considered what could happen to someone exposed to a disease spread by an unvaccinated child.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Michael Reagan: Take me out to fewer ball games
The Pandemic of 2020 was a tragedy for the whole world. But our all-out war against the coronavirus taught Americans a bunch of important lessons. It proved that our political system in Washington is a partisan train wreck. It proved that you can’t teach kids by Zoom as well as you can in person. It […]