My hearty congratulations to the staff at Mid Coast Hospital’s vaccine clinic for their efficient, helpful and super-friendly service which I got to experience on March 5. Always one to shy away from needles, this visit was pain-free and quick. Well done. See you again on March 26 for my second vaccine dose. Carol Stanton, Topsham

The $1,400 direct checks to people are the most expensive and perhaps most popular part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package racing its way through Congress right now. The House is set to vote on a final version of the package narrowly passed by the Senate on March 6 before it moves on to […]

Mid Coast Hospital has administered more than 20,000 COVID-19 vaccinations.

We know – or think we know – why so many home-grown goons stormed the U.S. Capitol. Most notably, a defeated cult leader pumped his Kool-Aid down their throats. But that’s not the whole story. Trump was able to gin them up because they were so dumbed down. They had no idea they were doing […]

Many U.S. metropolitan areas report that at least 90% of public transit passengers wear masks while on buses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. However, some passengers still wear their masks incorrectly. And some refuse to wear them at all, threatening the health and safety of others on board. Staff at many transit systems have […]

Simpson’s Point juts (a little) into Middle Bay’s north end. There, at the road’s end, a thin ramp drops to the water and a hand-carry launch, where we — the public — can gain admission to the water world. On a calm, late February day, the sun’s short crawl west along Mere Point is nearly […]

When Isabella Mastroianni was a young girl, she’d often spend summers with her grandmother who had a cottage on Granite Lake in New Hampshire. Her grandmother Dot was an amazing cook, famous for her buttermilk donuts, crullers, cookies, brownies and pies. “I’d go along with her when she’d drive around the lake in her boat […]

Behind almost every action by government lurks a single question. How do we pay for it? The answer seems easy: either by taxes or debt. But taxes must pay off the debt, making the real question not “how” but “when” we ante up. At the federal level, the answer is often “later.” These days, the […]