The number of patients in intensive care continued to rise higher into record territory Wednesday, with the delta variant spreading in all parts of the state.
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Letters to the Editor
Thank you for pickleball push To the editor, Thank you Bill Case for your persistence in pushing for pickleball courts in Kennebunkport. Thank you also to the town for providing funds to resurface and line the Beachwood Avenue Rotary Park tennis courts to accommodate both tennis and pickleball and for providing nets for both sports. […]
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Kennebunk public service campaign aimed at speed scofflaws
Motorists urged to set an example and be ‘ambassadors of traffic calming.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: You can starve an ideal for only so long before you kill it
On Biden’s watch, images of Border Patrol agents running down Haitian migrants are both appalling and disappointing.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Peter Funt: Come on, Amazon, make service a prime concern
Dear Jeff Bezos: Here’s what Amazon emailed me after a relatively small matter developed into a giant headache: “Your feedback is helping us build Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company.” That’s a heck of a line, and until now I thought it was true. I’ve written columns praising your company for its top-notch customer service when, for […]
Posted inMaine
Some of the lives lost to COVID-19 in Maine
A 40-year-old BIW worker. A trail-blazing grandmother. A former Afghan general. Here are vignettes of 10 Mainers who died battling the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Thai Esaan closes indefinitely, and SoPo Seafood opens
Portland to get a golf-themed sports bar and restaurant, Maine Lobster Week is underway, and a fermenting guru speaks
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: It’s worth getting vaccinated to avoid cost of COVID
According to the National Institutes of Health, the average cost for the first day in an intensive care unit is $10,974. Even for people with good insurance, their maximum out-of-pocket cost (co-pay) will be reached in one day! The cost for an extended hospital stay is enough to bankrupt many people. Insurance companies and governments […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot?
Should countries that can afford COVID-19 booster vaccines offer them to residents if scientists recommend them? The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has made his position clear, calling for countries to impose a moratorium on boosters until 10% of people in every country are vaccinated. His plea comes amid mounting concerns […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: What comes next? Chamber priorities this fall
We’ve had a few weeks to settle into our “regular” schedule with summer behind us, and as we do, we look to what the future holds. For our chamber of commerce, the future continues to be a mishmash of many different things. It’s truly the nature of our organization to focus on many different things […]