By Phyllis Merriam Covid Time is something I’ve thought about these past two years, as we enter the third year and fifth wave of the pandemic. (I should say, this pandemic. It will not be the last one.) During covid, I’ve noticed time seems to lag, speed up, or result...
Well, it depends…
I had trouble finding more cream cheese to supplement the one 8oz. package I had to make a lemon cheesecake for Christmas dinner at a relative’s, for which I needed five packages. The Good Tern had three. The staff told me there is a national paucity of cream cheese and a major producer is paying $25 to customers who forego making cheesecakes…
An ordinary facemask such as this one issued by a local hospital might seem good for your health.
But these facemasks are made of fine fibers, generally plastic. With a small amount of use, these fibers start coming loose and can be inhaled through your mouth or nose and into your lungs.
Who knows what damage they might cause.
By Phillis Merriam, The Buzz Two relatives came by for coffee bringing Willow Bake Shoppe’s authentic Maine donuts that brightened up an overcast Saturday morning. We traded family lore and artifacts amid laughter and love. Fully vaccinated relatives make for safe...
Watch this first Kno-Wal-Lin Boys Basketball Championship, played on March 11, 2021 between Medomak Valley and Camden Hills. This COVID-limited basketball league included Medomak Valley, Camden Hills, Lincoln Academy, Boothbay Region, Mount View, Oceanside, and Belfast Region.
Watch this Boys Semi Final Game for the Knox-Waldo-Lincoln Counties COVID Cup, 2021. This game was between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and theMariners of Oceanside and was played at Camden Hills on March 9, 2021.
HINT: It doesn’t mean 5% of vaccinated people get infected.
By Barbara A Walsh, The Maine Monitor —
As she drops the cotton swabs between the tiny teeth on the conveyor belt chain, Irene Chase cannot help but wonder, “Where is this one going today?”
“Is it going to a hospital, or the armed forces, or is it going to a foreign country?” Chase silently muses.