Letter
2021
Maine Gardener: Another gardening season draws to a close
The weather was weird, very dry, then very wet, and often unusually warm. But by and large, the plants didn’t complain.
The Maine Millennial: A generation’s failure to launch
Having a job and working hard should be enough to secure a place in the economy. They are not.
Maine Lives Lost: Lewiston native Judith Bryant dies of COVID-19 complications at 82
Bryant, who was fully vaccinated, tested positive for the disease a few weeks ago while living at Westgate Center for Rehabilitation & Alzheimer’s Care in Bangor.
Betwixt and between: When summer produce lingers, but the calendar says it’s fall
What to do? Apply cold weather cooking methods, such as roasting and braising, to summery produce.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Free Veterans from Fees Act, to waive special use permit fees for military veterans events at war memorials on federal land in the Washington, D.C., area.
Whale scientists fire back – with science – at critics of new lobstering rules
Marine biologists disagree with a judge’s decision to block a seasonal closure in the Gulf of Maine and say there are ample data to justify the closure.
Families worry as vaccine mandate threatens to shutter group homes
Group homes for adults with severe disabilities have already struggled with staffing and some are warning that the loss of workers who refuse to be vaccinated could lead to closures or service cuts.