Among its many benefits, the COVID-19 vaccine spells the end of outdoor ‘leg hugs.’
2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
At risk or on the front lines, some feel left behind by Maine’s vaccination plan
Mainers with serious health conditions and those with high-risk jobs are among those still waiting for their shot at COVID-19 vaccine.
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Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Eelgrass needs just the right conditions to thrive
It is a rare treat to get a personal letter from a reader asking a question – particularly one that arrives in the mailbox at the end of my driveway rather than the one the exists on the screen in front of me. This one even had a sample of a specimen accompanying the question. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: After teacher vaccinations, lift Maine schools’ space limits
I will start by saying I am fortunate to live in a community where my child has been able to attend school daily almost all year. I have many friends and colleagues whose older children are attending school once or twice a week at best. I commend the school leadership and staff for their efforts, […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine has history of withholding treatment from inmates. COVID is no exception
As a doctor who serves on one jail’s Board of Visitors says, ‘No one should be sentenced to lack of health care.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ICE should say what it’s up to in Maine
A lawsuit is seeking answers about why federal authorities have been moving immigration detainees through Maine.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Nancy Riggs Robart, Kennebunk: Chemo took my hair, but ‘I Got Life’ in return
I wasn’t born bald. My entrance into the world was with a topknot of strawberry blond hair, quickly tied up in a blue ribbon. I was presented to my mother, who said she “always wanted a redhead!” It was to be my “best” feature all my life. When I was in first grade in Dayton, […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Norman Abelson, Moody: Haircuts I haven’t had
The coronavirus prohibitions haven’t had any effect at all on my haircut routine. It’s because I haven’t set foot in a barber shop and have taken care of my own hair for more than a half-century. How did this haircut habit come about? Well, during my early years I was a regular haircut-getter every few […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy: Positives in pandemics – Extension’s role grows during COVID-19 crisis
Extension created resources to help Maine farmers and consumers and developed the capacity to analyze rapid COVID tests, while 4-H launched programs to engage with youth online.
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love to Eat: March 11
Drive thru fish dinner – Friday, March 12, 4:30-6 p.m. St. Anthony Parish, 268 Brown St., Westbrook. Baked haddock, green beans, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, roll and dessert. $10. To benefit St. Anthony Parish. Pick up dinners in lower church parking lot. Takeout bean supper – Saturday, March 13, 4:30-6 p.m., Buxton Centre Baptist Church, 938 Long […]