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Community briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 24

Vaccination plans to be explained at Virtual Veteran Town Hall AUGUSTA — A Virtual Veteran Town Hall will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, so the VA Maine Healthcare System can discuss the latest news on the COVID-19 vaccine and its planning efforts to administer the vaccine. Those who join via […]

Pond building workshop to be held in New Sharon

NEW SHARON — The Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a pond building and maintenance workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Masonic Hall, 48 Mercer Road/Route 2. The class will allow anyone needing contractor recertification credits to extend their license for three years. The workshop will help with planning, designing and […]

Cartoon for Tuesday, Nov. 24

Thanksgiving Day masses to be held at area churches

PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Area Thanksgiving Eve and Day Mass times and locations are as follows: Auburn: 9 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Church, 8 Sacred Heart Place. Bridgton: 9 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph Church, 225 South […]

Henry E.M. Beck: Maine should position itself for green economic opportunities

With elections concluded, policymakers can look forward and refocus on laying the groundwork for policy solutions to improve lives and tackle big challenges. Obviously, the top priority of Gov. Janet Mills and the Legislature remains a successful public health and economic recovery response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As this work continues, I also urge policymakers […]

Jamie Beaulieu: Pandemic should not be politicized

While there’s a difference between a biological attack and pandemic, that difference shouldn’t alter the way in which these issues are addressed. In each case policing of the populace plays an important role. If done effectively this allows the mandates designed to prevent the spread of infection to work as intended. We have a problem, […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Greed is only greed

Greed is good. That, you may recall, was the mantra of corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film, “Wall Street.” It came to symbolize the rapacious gluttony of that era – and its rejection of the dewy-eyed idealism of the 1960s. Well, 1987 was a long time ago, but Gekko’s cynical watchword feels as […]

Mary Corcoran: Housing policy should be fair across Maine

Shouldn’t housing policy be fair and consistent across the state? This fall, I interviewed a lifelong Mainer, a veteran living on a low income who is a victim of inconsistent and unfair housing policies. When searching for housing in Lewiston-Auburn, he’s been turned down repeatedly for inconsistent reasons. While one landlord rejected him because of […]

Cartoon for Sunday, Nov. 22