WESTBROOK — A donation from a local bank will help replace school library books after four times as many have gone missing this year than in previous school years, Superintendent Peter Lancia said. A $4,027 donations from Saco Biddeford Savings Bank will help replenish school shelves, Lancia said. School library books get lost each year, […]
2021
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Life amid the ruins of QAnon: ‘I wanted my family back’
A woman in Palm Beach, Fla., had gone two weeks without speaking to her mother. “I grieve for her every day as if she is dead,” she wrote.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Maine should ban corporations from giving to candidates
In 2020 in Maine, corporations donated more than $1.5 million to candidates and candidate-controlled PACs with energy, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries as the largest contributors. Since corporations give substantial money to Maine candidates and PACs to buy access to politicians and to influence their voting in favor of corporation goals, the impact and voices of […]
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Births
MID COAST HOSPITAL Brylee Grace Lambert, born Feb. 1 to Brian James and Kristy Lee (Pennell) Lambert of Harpswell. Grandparents are Richard and Kathy Pennell and Wayne and Carol Lambert, all of Harpswell. Ashton Michael Joy, born Feb. 2 to Jeff Wayne Joy Jr. and Kenzie Rebekah Doble of Topsham. Grandparents are Rana Ellis and […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland’s Wex reports virus-related financial woes in 2020
Wex, one of Maine’s largest tech firms, reported a drop in revenue and profits for the year, which it attributed largely to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: ‘It’s Up to You’: Ad campaign to overcome vaccine hesitancy is underway
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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South Dakota House moves to impeach AG after fatal crash
South Dakota House lawmakers have begun impeachment proceedings against the state’s attorney general, who is facing misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
FDA confirms Johnson & Johnson 1-dose vaccine protects against COVID hospitalizations, deaths
A final decision could come as early as this weekend.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News
New exhibition at Kennebunk’s Brick Store Museum features artifacts from community