People & Places: Rebecca Ricker joins Fontaine Family Team.
2022
Association eyes proactive steps to stop invasive plant spread at key Kennebec County lake
If left untreated, the Eurasian watermilfoil could devastate Lake Cobbossee’s ecosystem and contaminate other Maine lakes, advocates say.
Optimism — and concerns — grow for the high school state basketball tournaments
Many are wondering what’s in store for the postseason as play-in games are less than a month away.
Battle for Bomazeen: Officials worry Belgrade youth camp could be sold before lawsuit is resolved
Even as a purchase-and-sale agreement is in place to sell the 330-acre camp, a lawsuit challenges the selling rights of The Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Maine CDC reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,359 new cases
The stress on medical resources remains high, with 418 people hospitalized across the state on Saturday.
View from Away: Biden administration must move more quickly to undo Trump’s climate mischief
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Maine nursing homes fear that a strong flu season would push them over the edge
Health professionals say staffing shortages are the worst they have ever seen, and the risk of influenza outbreaks makes a terrible situation worse.
Union president: Let’s leave politics out of dam relicensing
Despite what their leaders say, Republican legislators have not been supportive “every step of the way.”
Jay Ambrose: You gotta have heart, maybe from a pig
Eddie Fisher, a terrific singer popular back in the 1950s, came to mind the other day because he crooned, “You gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart,” and I had just read about the first successful heart transplant from a pig to a man. Ultimately, possibly, this extraordinary medical advance could save […]