‘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 inLocal & State, 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, Local & State, 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
CamelBak, Osprey, Dakine or your basic L.L. Bean model? This is the question skiers and snowboarders across Maine are asking during the “Winter of Coronavirus” as more Alpine enthusiasts turn to backpacks to store their gear. Skiing with backpacks at resorts is a longtime tradition in Europe, Canada and out west. But at resorts in […]
Posted inFood, 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 inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Vaccine offers welcome relief
A dose of protection is a great way to start a new, post-COVID year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Backroom deals are the wrong way to govern
Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
Posted inNation & World
California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles
An army of 95,000 volunteers initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now working in the field.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations
The royals join some 1.5 million people in Britain who have been given a first dose of a vaccine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic
The state is now home to 15 marijuana stores, 16 cultivation facilities and nine product manufacturing facilities that have active licenses.