I appreciate the concern that the anonymous doctor and patient expressed to columnist Bill Nemitz (March 15) about testing for COVID-19. We are working 24-7 to identify and implement ways to accelerate all of our work from prevention, detection, treatment and mitigation. The skilled and dedicated lab workers, epidemiologists and other staff at the Maine […]
March 2020
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Students enter ‘uncharted territory’ of learning at home
With the coronavirus forcing most schools in Maine to close, educators have been scrambling to come up with plans for home-based classwork.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Help local businesses weather outbreak – buy gift certificates
As others have observed, we are all in this together. Portland’s many small businesses, and their owners and employees, will suffer no matter what we do. But perhaps we can soften the blow for some. If you have the resources, I suggest you ask your favorite store, restaurant, pub, hairstylist, etc., to sell you a […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: In this time of crisis, not all Maine employers do the right thing by their workers
Their response to the viral outbreak says a lot about their priorities.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Why Maine authorities are not disclosing exactly where patients live
The virus is probably widespread, so deviating from federal guidelines would be unhelpful, public health experts say.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: To contain virus, state should share more data about patients
Coronavirus spreads across Maine. It has reached Lincoln and Knox counties. The state is not releasing names and towns of those testing positive. Having completely bungled confinement, government is now doing the one thing that can maximize fear, paranoia and panic – preventing people from assessing whether they may have crossed paths with a virus […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Virtual pop-up, and help for hungry students
The coronavirus outbreak has led to lots of community-building in the restaurant industry.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine government should take stronger measures to slow virus’ spread
By not mandating ‘closures or other operating restrictions’ for private companies, Gov. Mills ‘forces business owners to make difficult decisions.’
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Peter Funt: Apocalypse when?
Two or three times a year, falling trees knock out power at my home, in a heavily wooded section of Central California. When outages stretch over several days food in our refrigerator goes bad, cell phones run down, and flashlight batteries fail. Sometimes roads are impassible and my wife and I are stuck in our […]