There are plenty of sayings that make you want to roll your eyes, but “make a hash of” is one that really gets under my skin. The implication: You’ve ruined or spoiled something. You’ve messed up. I hate it, because I love a good hash. Hash is one of the most time-honored, satisfying ways to […]
2021
Posted inMaine, News
Independent-living facilities left in the cold by COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Dropped suddenly from the federal pharmacy contract providing vaccination clinics to nursing homes, these senior retirement communities are trying to secure protection for an equally vulnerable population.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: ‘Green Flash’ series reflects on light, through a window at Space
View Mai Snow’s paintings and poem from outside on Congress Street through Feb. 19.
Posted inSports
For long-suffering Bucs fans in Maine, it’s Tom Brady to the rescue
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are back in the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years, and their fans are excited about their new quarterback. Well, most of them.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Flouting CDC rules, MaineHealth offered vaccines to all employees, even remote workers
Stay-at-home workers and even outside contractors got shots, while many of the state’s older residents await vaccines.
Posted inRecipes
Homefront: Even without rosemary bushes in the yard, this chicken pasta dish is favorite
The Sheaffs brought this recipe from California to their Harpswell home.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Professionals, volunteers help make Maine vaccine rollout work
Friends from Farmington, to Boothbay, to Brunswick and further north, south, east and west have all shared with me their experiences getting their first COVID vaccines. I am overwhelmed at how similar our experiences were in every respect in every region. We were treated like kings and queens. The patience, respect, kindness, professionalism, careful attention […]
Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News
Carol S. Rancourt, Medicare expert at agency on aging, dies at 72
The Scarborough resident worked for three decades at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and also served on the Town Council and school board.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Social Distancing,’ by Gretchen Berg
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine’s aging workers have much to contribute
AARP Maine agrees with Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich’s Jan. 31 column, “Attitudes about aging are no joke.” In the nation’s oldest state, outdated attitudes that fuel ageism have a negative impact on perceptions of our worth as older adults. To counteract this, in 2016 AARP launched the groundbreaking Disrupt Aging initiative and continues to […]