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.
2021
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Donations add up for toy fund
Donations continue to arrive for the Press Herald Toy Fund, which provided gifts for thousands of Maine children last month and will soon begin planning for a 72nd holiday season. The outpouring of support in recent weeks helped lift the spirits of struggling families and sustained the charity through a year like no other. There […]
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, 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
Many ski areas have advised visitors to leave their gear in their car – or carry it on their back.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: How does Maine rate as a deer-hunting state?
Nationwide, the proportion of yearling bucks in the harvest has been on a steady downward trend.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: So, Maine businessman, you say you were in the U.S. Capitol? Tell us more.
Someone, preferably with a badge, needs to knock on Kevin Finkenaur’s front door.
Posted inSchools and Education
‘A lot of people are struggling’: Pandemic adds to challenges facing college students
Campuses are responding with emergency relief funds, technology and food distribution as students face hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Peter Vose, Falmouth: We can’t forget the simple pleasures in this pandemic
“I am sick of looking on the bright side!” Thus spoke one of my daughters after being admonished to do just that in the wake of some childhood disappointment. Now all of us are too exhausted by the pandemic’s legacy of loss and anxiety to search for the bright side or even to believe it exists. […]