To the Editor: The expected surge in COVID-19 has clearly started on Mount Desert Island, in Maine and across the nation. Hospitalizations for COVID in Maine have doubled over the past few weeks and there is widespread transmission in our community. Individuals can do several things to protect themselves and their loved ones. If you are …
To the Editor: I live in Seal Cove. My family owns a boatyard, Redfern Boat, in Tremont, and I have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). I have what’s called Bulbar Onset ALS (symptoms first occur in the face or neck). I cannot speak or swallow. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, attacks the motor neurons, …
To the Editor: Thank you for the “Digging the hole deeper” editorial on May 12. You are articulating what I have been thinking for several years, ever since the Fiberight proposal first surfaced. You see, after leaving Maine in 1977, I spent the next 15 years working in the field of municipal solid waste management …
To the Editor: This letter is in support of Nicole Grohoski for the upcoming special election for Maine State Senate. I have known Nicole and her parents for a long time. Ellsworth is Nicole’s hometown, and she is very dedicated to the city and the region. Nicole is a professional geographic information systems specialist and …
To the Editor: A male cardinal sings in the forsythia. Whistle, whistle, tweet, thrum times ten. I search for him through the rain-streaked window. He sits tall and fiery in the yellow blossoms. I am fully awake with his persistent serenade. The day is gray, clouds dull and indistinct smeared across the northern dawn. …
By Sen. Susan M. Collins Beginning with Upward Bound nearly 60 years ago, the package of federal programs known as TRIO has expanded higher education opportunities for underserved students across the country. As the Senate co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional TRIO Caucus, I am proud to be an advocate for these important and often life-changing …
With the recent passage of LD 231, sponsored by state Sen. Chloe Maxmin (D-Lincoln) and co-sponsored by Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth), unenrolled voters (more commonly referred to as independents) in 2024 will be allowed to vote in the primary election without having to enroll in a party first. Unenrolled voters can only choose one party …
The last two years have shown us that home access to high-speed internet is no luxury. When the pandemic hit, children needed to get online for school, their parents needed to connect for remote work and their grandparents could have used telemedicine to avoid being exposed to COVID in a doctor’s office. Almost everyone needed …
Maine’s two major political parties have held their conventions, and there were no surprises.
By Gail Marshall and Julian Kuffler, M.D., MPH May we begin on a personal note? Gail had an abortion by choice early in a pregnancy. It was the right decision. It was not the right time for us to have a child. It was not wrenching. It did not leave emotional scars or physical harm. …
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