With nowhere to go and time on their hands during the outbreak, more people are offering to temporarily take in animals from shelters in Maine and nationwide.
March 2020
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Legislature passes COVID-19 relief
With a void of leadership in Washington, the state is stepping up to provide relief. Government has a core responsibility to help provide relief related to this public health crisis; to those being impacted financially, assist those in need of care, coordinate emergency response, and support our front-line health professionals. The Legislature passed a sweeping […]
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Coronavirus plunges Maine’s housing market into uncertainty
Before the global pandemic, home sales activity in the state had been on track for another record-breaking year.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Calling COVID-19 a ‘Chinese virus’ is wrong and dangerous – the pandemic is global
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to almost every country on Earth. And yet, severalAmerican officials refer to it as the “Wuhan virus” or even the “Chinese virus.” U.S.-Chinese antagonism in this vein is not new. But, while this deliberate move to associate Wuhan, and more generally China, with the COVID pandemic serves a political purposefor […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine company taking orders for masks and COVID-19 tests as its founder faces fraud charges
Noble Medical Supply is taking orders from hospitals and firefighters for millions of masks while its founder and CEO is under criminal indictment on charges of securities fraud and theft by deception.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress enters the fight on COVID-19
But the largest aid package in history will probably not be enough to offset the economic damage caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Gorham council needs to reconsider inaction on Narragansett item
This letter was sent to the Gorham Town Council on March 17: I and others watched the Town Council meeting on March 10. There was an item on this agenda from the School Department asking the council to send to referendum an additional spending request at the Narragansett School in the amount of $750,000. I […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Candidates line up for legislative seats in November
Westbrook, Buxton and Gorham voters will be electing new representatives in the State House.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: Expecting a baby during the pandemic
A Searsmont couple’s baby could come any day, and the father hopes coronavirus restrictions won’t keep him out of the delivery room.
