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2020
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Posted inUncategorized
Paris boy’s book on coronavirus safety recognized by CDC
Liam Holland, 6, spreads a message about wearing masks.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Christmas Card Murder’ and ‘A Dog-Friendly Town’
A suspenseful and exciting holiday mystery, and a young-reader mystery loaded with hilarious social commentary
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 10
Dec. 10, 2010: Bushmaster Firearms International announces it plans to close its assembly plant in Windham, effective the following March 31. Founded in 1973, the company employs 73 workers in Maine at the time of the announcement. Bushmaster’s parent company, North Carolina-based Freedom Group Inc., says in a news release that the Windham staff will […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Phippsburg should enforce mask mandate
Protecting public health isn’t government overreach – it’s government’s job.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Gary Moore, Cumberland: Young horseman learns not to dally on the midway
It was always a special, exciting day when we took Sugar Haven to one of the fairs to race. It was my job to bring her to her stall in the paddock, brush and rub her down while waiting for our race to be called by the marshal. I was the groom. Fetching her harness […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Beatrice Talmage, Portland: A new home and a lifelong friend
It was the four of us, a Volvo 240 and a 20-foot U-Haul. We were moving to Maine. Originally, my parents had fallen in love with a charming cape in Bowdoinham. I remember that its interior was filled with unique nooks, like a kitchen pantry that felt like a secret hideaway. But, as the token […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
MaineHousing director: Congress, president need to help keep Mainers housed during COVID crisis
Residents across the state are counting on the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program, which will run out Dec. 31 without more funding.