Charlie and Penny Crockett

Maine’s COVID-19 vaccination rate among highest per population in US

State CDC director warns it’s a “matter of time” before the variant strain of COVID-19 is detected in Maine.

About 46,600 Mainers were vaccinated as of Friday, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That represents nearly 3.5 percent of the state’s population. At least 3,271 of those vaccinated have received their second dose.

In comparison, 28,400 Mainers have had confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19, as of Friday. More than 1,100 have been hospitalized and 426 have died

Now What?

By Joe Steinberger, The Buzz—

Wednesday’s events in Washington are a clear lesson: the politics of blame lead to violence.

Unfortunately, it is not clear that this lesson is being learned. The Republicans are subdued, for obvious reasons, and perhaps they have realized something about the hazards of following Trump’s brand of populism, but the Democrats, instead of seeing this as an opportunity for a truce, seem to be ramping up the blame rhetoric for maximum advantage.

We need that truce.

Harvard professor says an alien object might have visited in 2017.

When the first sign of intelligent life visits us from space, it won’t be a giant saucer hovering over New York. More likely, it will be an alien civilization’s trash.

Avi Loeb, chair of Harvard’s Department of Astronomy, believes he’s already found some of that garbage.

“Going Places” replay : The Living ChristmasTree – Christmas 2019

This program is a replay of the “Living Christmas Tree”, the story of Christmas told in scripture readings and song, presented by the Thomaston Baptist Church.

Make The World Better

This music video was composed, rehearsed, and performed by EL Education students during the covid19 crisis while in physical isolation. It was made in two weeks in order to celebrate Better World Day, a day on which EL Education...

Vintage Girls Basketball, Season 2, Game # 6 : Camden-Rockport vs. Rockland 1/5/1989

This is Vintage Girls Basketball Game, Season 2, Game # 7 from January 1989 – Camden Rockport vs Rockland. The starters for Coach Jay Carlsen’s Windjammers were Jody Young, Nicky Hanley, Binda Kidell, Leslie Sprowl, and Brooks Stalie. Starting for Coach Benzie’s Tigers were Beth Montgomery, Laurie Barrows , Anderson, Bossica, and Oliver. We apologize that we do not have the first names of these last three players.

Down Main Street with Phil Groce – “Professionals”

By Philip C. Groce, The Buzz—
It was not easy for Channa, in her early 20’ s, to lose both her mother and father to illnesses, and also to have her twin sister severely injured in a car accident. Channa Putansu (then, Munroe) had a premonition of her sister’ s accident, and when she did not show up for breakfast, Channa knew what had happened—common with twins. Historically, when Channa was much younger, her parents had started Bilbo Baggins in Camden.

Together, to the compassionate end.

By Barbara Walsh, The Maine Monitor

A pastor and his wife, both suffering from COVID-19, were together through the final moments of a half-century marriage because of the efforts of a loving doctor and a do-what-it-takes Houlton hospital.

But I AM Wearing a Mask!

Sometimes life is all about how you look at it...

Is Our Universe Just a Computer Simulation? 50/50 Chance.

It is not often that a comedian gives an astrophysicist goose bumps when discussing the laws of physics. But comic Chuck Nice managed to do just that in a recent episode of the podcast StarTalk.The show’s host Neil deGrasse Tyson had just explained the simulation...