Uncertainty, ever worse numbers, vanished structures that had organized our lives, a smaller cast of characters in our lives. It just wears you down. And adds up to confusion.
2020
Harrison woman named Deertrees Theatre artistic, executive director
HARRISON — Gail Phaneuf – a playwright, educator, composer, actor and director and a 40-year summer resident of Harrison – has been named the artistic and executive director of the historic Deertrees Theatre, providing performing arts entertainment to the Greater Maine region since 1936. Phaneuf recently relocated permanently to Harrison from Boston, where she will […]
Froma Harrop: Hunter Biden tax probes need to happen
Hunter Biden says his tax affairs are under investigation. The president-elect’s son says he is “confident” the probe by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware will find no wrongdoing.
Fine. We shall see.
In rebuttal: Robert Casimiro: Rampell’s column offered ‘mindless ramblings’
Catherine Rampell’s Dec. 16 opinion piece, “The GOP reckoning that never came,” asserts that the Republican Party has been taken over by a radical group, and that the party should use the alleged presidential victory of Joe Biden as a signal to expunge this radical influence. If Ms. Rampell had presented a reasoned argument, this […]
Elaine Makas: Food for thought this holiday season
This holiday season continues to be difficult for all of us, but for many of our neighbors, the challenges have been particularly severe. Among the most affected are those experiencing food insecurity, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture defines as a lack of adequate and consistent access to nutritious food. Pre-COVID, the U.S.D.A. estimated that […]
Well done news for Saturday, Dec. 26
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Eliza Beaudin of Lewiston has been named to the Elmira College dean’s list for the fall 2020 term. Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on […]
Kamara’s 6 TDs tie NFL record; Saints beat Vikings 52-33
Alvin Kamara tied an NFL record by running for six touchdowns in a game and finished with a career-high 155 yards rushing to help New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings 52-33 and clinch their fourth straight NFC South title
NFL notebook: Giants QB Jones could play Sunday
Daniel Jones has missed two of the last three games with hamstring and ankle injuries.
Police log
Arrest • Mustaf Abdille, 33, of 55 Tall Pines, Lewiston, by Lewiston police on a charge of violating conditions of release, at Oak and Union streets, Lewiston, 7 p.m. Thursday.