‘There is a desperate need out there,’ says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
High school seniors are choosing colleges sight unseen
The pandemic has radically changed the way high school seniors apply to colleges, preventing many from physically touring and forcing them to rely on online information and virtual conversations to decide where to spend their next four years.
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Posted inMaine, News
Planning, transparency fall short in Maine’s vaccine rollout
Maine is doing better than most states but still has used only about half of its available doses, and it’s unclear how it will ever meet a goal of 50,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per week.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Alpine skiers embracing backpacks during pandemic
CamelBak, Osprey, Dakine or your basic L.L. Bean model? This is the question skiers and snowboarders across Maine are asking during the “Winter of Coronavirus” as more Alpine enthusiasts turn to backpacks to store their gear. Skiing with backpacks at resorts is a longtime tradition in Europe, Canada and out west. But at resorts in […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
We can bring COVID-19 under control but not the collective madness that plagues us
We Americans like to celebrate our technological prowess and organizational skill, so how could we have fallen so far behind the curve in responding to what was basically a technological and organizational challenge?
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Former Senate candidate Max Linn appears at small Trump, anti-mask-mandate rally in Augusta
Linn, who was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday but was not involved in the Capitol riot, said his new website would work to support small businesses.
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Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic
Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
COVID-19 continues to take a heavy toll in Maine
The Maine CDC reports 617 new cases, six additional deaths and 191 people hospitalized with the novel coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State income tax issue looms over pandemic relief loan recipients
Unless the Legislature acts, Maine businesses and nonprofits could have a higher state tax burden than what federal tax rules require.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine has no immediate plans to issue proof of COVID-19 vaccination
The state is awaiting federal guidance on how best to demonstrate someone has been fully vaccinated.