‘There is a desperate need out there,’ says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
High school seniors are choosing colleges sight unseen
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.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, 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 inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
And the envelope please: Plants of the year for a very strange year
The Perennial Plant Association and the All-America Selections have named their picks.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine courts handcuffed as coronavirus pandemic continues
Virtual hearings are taking the place of most in-person court appearances to lessen the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, but lawyers say there is no substitute for in-person jury trials.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic
Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
COVID-19 continues to take a heavy toll in Maine
The Maine CDC reports 617 new cases, six additional deaths and 191 people hospitalized with the novel coronavirus.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan Outdoors organizes cross-country skiing clinic to get people outdoors
Saturday’s ski event was one of many free events hosted by Skowhegan Outdoors every week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State income tax issue looms over pandemic relief loan recipients
Unless the Legislature acts, Maine businesses and nonprofits could have a higher state tax burden than what federal tax rules require.