All told, 4.3 million Americans are receiving traditional state unemployment benefits.
2021
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine vaccine shipments to drop next week, just as eligibility expands to include teachers
The state will not receive any doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after getting 15,000 this week, but more doses may go directly to retail pharmacies next week.
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Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary – Donna Lee Rounds
Donna Lee Margaret Rounds, age 78, passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Donna Lee was born May 8, 1942, in Lewiston, the daughter of Basil and Lorraine Rounds. She spent much of her childhood growing up in Kittery, and was a part of the Robert W. Traip Academy graduating class of […]
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Fever scanners seen as COVID defense can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford and Saco officials to explore merits of combining some services
Emergency services dispatching and harbormaster are eyed as possibilities.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
In Biddeford, a new Community Engagement specialist helps connect people with housing, food, counseling
Jake Hammer assists those who have been in crisis, have substance use issues, are homeless, or in other difficult circumstances.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Opposing coronavirus relief bill, Rep. Jared Golden marches to a different drummer
In the first big test of the Biden presidency on Feb. 27, just two House Democrats voted against the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that’s expected to clear the Senate and become law by mid-March. One of them was Jared Golden, the second term representative of Maine’s increasingly tricky 2nd District. The northern and eastern […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
High School Lenten Days of Recollection set for Saco
A men’s Lenten retreat is also scheduled for Biddeford.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Nothing like an old-time cusk outing
One March evening many years ago, I had a hankering for a good fish chowder, so I decided to cusk fish that night. I headed out to a sandy spot I usually fish and set five traps using some saltwater smelt I had caught that week. By now they were getting ripe, just right for […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Believe it or not, money isn’t the key to happiness
Get this: A study by McGill University has found that more money does not necessarily make people in low-income countries happier. I like more money as much as the next guy, but that does not surprise me. People in some developing countries may not have high incomes and own lots of nice material things, but they do […]
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