Picketing writers on Friday expressed cautious optimism over the meeting with the AMPTP, saying they viewed it as a positive step while stressing their resolve to continue striking if necessary.
2023
Posted inBusiness
Madison Health Center renovations completed
The recent renovations to HealthReach’s Madison Area Health Center are complete. The renovations have increased comfort and patient capacity, while also modernizing the space so that busy clinicians and staff are able to achieve the best outcomes for their patients, according to a news release from HealthReach Community Health Centers, based in Waterville. Among many […]
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Rotary clubs welcome new district governor
Rotary District Gov. Tina Chapman of Waterville was the special guest speaker recently at a joint meeting held recently at Gipper’s in Auburn. Chapman is governor of Rotary District 7790, which comprises all Maine clubs from Lewiston-Auburn north and all clubs in the province of Quebec. Members attending were from the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary (breakfast club), […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan after court conviction
The arrest at the former prime minister’s home in the eastern city of Lahore came after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for asset concealment.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports, Times Record Sports
The crowds return on the 25th anniversary of Beach to Beacon
The Cape Elizabeth 10K road race attracts its biggest field of runners since 2017 on a day that featured tight races won by Ethiopia’s Addisu Yihune and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read? An investigation
Publisher’s Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic. As usual, I seem to be out of step. After a few years of joining the Kindle cult, I am back to my old bibliophile ways of buying […]
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Commentary: Young people deserve a seat at the table
CBS News recently proclaimed that “kids in the U.S. and around the world are in crisis.” Self-harm among youth is on the rise, and enduring problems like bullying and sexual assault continue to wreak havoc. Young people feel the impending doom of climate change and await the day when their school is assaulted by an […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine addiction recovery advocates notch legislative wins, eye future battles
Advocates secured additional funding for treatment beds and expanded access to naloxone last session. Another bill to create safe consumption sites failed, but the state will study the idea in the coming year.
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Aug. 5, 2003: State stocks Kennebec River with $7.4 million worth of American shad, Augusta officials look to replace water source with existing wells at Bond Brook, and cell phones are displacing landlines in the US
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