The last primary election to be decided in Hancock County is now on the books. In a recount requested by her opponent, incumbent Bucksport Republican Kimberley Rosen’s margin shrank by eight votes, but she was confirmed the winner by 52 votes. Her opponent was Larry Lockman of Bradley, an extreme conservative who enjoyed the backing …
If you are not the kind of person that tears out the election results page from The Ellsworth American and settles down with a pen and a calculator, you might want to stop reading right now. However, while we are hanging out at home more than usual, we have the chance to indulge these little …
Will they or won’t they? That is the question for the Maine Legislature as discussions continue about whether to convene for one last special session. At the end of May, it was Republicans who requested a meeting between the Legislative Council (the Legislature’s leadership group) and Governor Janet Mills for a “discussion … on issues …
Maine has a green thumb. We are good at agriculture, from our heritage farms in the County to the many thriving small farms spread throughout the state. But now we don’t just have a green thumb, we are a green thumb. On color-coded data maps that show coronavirus cases and deaths per state, Maine is …
In a fire hall in Boisdale, a Cape Breton fiddler sat in a metal folding chair ripping out tunes for the dancers. Never mind that he happened to be the Nova Scotia premier; nobody much cared. At one point, fiddle in hand, he got to his feet and showed some steps of his own. The …
The world is upside down. Once a global leader, the United States has turned in the worst performance on the planet in managing the coronavirus. Countries that have done far better are getting back on track, starting up their economies and beginning to welcome visitors, as long as they are not from the United States. …
The primary election is just two and a half weeks away. This is no ordinary year. Are you sure you know how to vote? And when? First of all, you must be registered to vote in the municipality where you live. You must be 18 years old to vote in the general election, but if …
On we stagger, wondering what will become of us as the reopening plan for the hospitality industry goes from Keep ME Healthy to Keep ME Guessing to Driving ME Crazy. But just as many were feeling all is lost, the tourists began to find us. It is nothing like a normal season, but almost overnight …
President Donald Trump came to Maine last Friday to visit Puritan Medical Products, the Guilford manufacturer producing swabs for COVID-19 tests. The century-old company has a right to be proud. They took a traditional Maine resource — wood — and turned it into highly successful products that, like Maine itself, are more practical than glamorous. …
For the past four months, Maine Governor Janet Mills has, like all governors, been confronted with questions as novel as they are complex. With a new virus threatening lives around the globe and already killing over 100,000 Americans, it has been a daunting task to develop and understand the science surrounding the coronavirus and to …
Memorial Day weekend, the official kick-off of the summer season, was an occasion of toned-down events and generally respectful visitors. As a test of preparedness, we did OK. There were rumors of lodging occupied by travelers other than “essential workers,” the only people entitled to rent rooms before June 1 under the current travel restrictions. …
Maine lobstermen are in a world of hurt, caught in a two-pronged assault on their livelihood. The pincer claw is the pandemic, causing their market to collapse. The crusher claw? That would be the latest lawsuit over whale rules. The coronavirus pandemic is no small problem. A major domestic market, at least in Maine, is …
