After its stage was dim this past summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine State Music Theatre has announced the linueup for its the 2021 season. “We cannot wait to open our doors to an exciting and triumphant return,” said the theater’s artistic director, Curt Dale Clark. The 2021 main stage series season starts June […]
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Guest column: Be kind to thy neighbor
It’s hard to believe that it has been six months since our lives were upended by the COVID-19 pandemic in America. We are proud that Brunswick was one of the first towns in Maine to respond quickly and implement protections for our community, balancing public health with economic health. The state of Maine soon followed […]
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The Maine Idea: Who’s responsible for economic crashes?
As he careens into the final weeks of his re-election campaign, Donald Trump faces discouraging numbers. Recent aggregated polling tells an interesting story – more interesting than the “convention bounce” narratives that proliferated for, well, a few days. On his handling of the pandemic, the numbers are dismal – an 18-point gap, with 58% viewing […]
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Annual Boss Hogg 150 at Wiscasset Speedway attracts abundance of top drivers
Five former winners are entered in Sunday’s race, along with Oxford 250 winners Johnny Clark and Curtis Gerry.
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Letter: Vote Vitelli
As a mother and a pediatrician, I tend to hyper-focus on what is needed and best for the next generation. Surrounded by difficult news, one recalls the children’s TV icon, who reassured with the advice, “Always look for the helpers.” Our helpers include some wonderful local representatives, such as Sen Eloise Vitelli, who has worked […]
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Gordon Weil: Is Collins a moderate? Is anybody?
Is Sen. Susan Collins a moderate? Is anybody? Much depends on the definition of “moderate.” A Washington rating organization classified Collins as a moderate by focusing on the number of bills she sponsors with Democrats. Others see her as a moderate because she votes with President Trump less than any other GOP senator. Missing in […]
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Giving Voice: Adapting child hunger prevention programming during COVID-19
At noon, I unfold a grey table in front of the Perryman Village community building and set some bagged lunches on top, next to tickets for the weekly raffle. Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes rest near a collection of colorful, patterned masks, ready for kids to pick their favorite. For the next hour, a stream […]
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Commentary: Addiction treatment shrinks during the pandemic, leaving people with nowhere to turn
COVID-19 has overshadowed the U.S. opioid crisis, but that doesn’t mean opioid addiction has gone away. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis has gotten worse. Drug overdose death rates rose 13% in the first half of 2020. COVID-19 threatens to dismantle an already frayed addiction treatment system, creating a crisis on top of a […]
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David Treadwell: No ordinary marriage, Part 2
Part 1 of “No Ordinary Marriage” ended in 1965 with my father telling me that he and my mother could no longer live together. In the summer of 1965, my mother moved to upstate New York where she lived alone until her death in 2001. During all those years my dad sent her a monthly […]
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Letters: Vote Lewis; Vote Tepler
Vote Lewis While on the Select Board in Bowdoinham I had the pleasure to serve alongside Peter Lewis. Peter joined the Board in 2014 and It quickly became apparent Peter had a passion for serving his community and preserving the small-town way of life in Bowdoinham. For six years, Peter has been a champion of […]