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On April 3, the New York Times COVID tracker rated Androscoggin County “very high risk” for COVID exposure. The average daily case count per 100,000 people for the last 14 days is 27, the highest in Maine.
For months Androscoggin County has been in the top one or two counties for COVID cases, yet our hospitals only recently opened a “mass vaccination” site. Maine Health and Northern Light Health opened theirs several months ago, and they have a much larger capacity.
What is going on here, that our case counts are high and our institutions have not responded in a timely manner? Have our hospital administrations simply been incompetent? Have they lagged behind because they did not want to spend time or resources to vaccinate the community?
Joe Gelarden
Here is a column that I just wanted to get off my chest.
I dreamed I was talking to a guy and asked him what he thought about the school s proposal to spend nearly $50 million on needed improvements. Nah. I don t know about it, he said. I don t read the paper anymore. I get all the news I need on Facebook.
He is not alone. Newspaper circulation is down nationwide. Many friends have told me they get their news on Facebook.
Think about it for a minute.
We all spend lots of time scrolling through the Facebook feeds. We look at lots of exciting stuff, like photos of cute kittens, and videos of people falling down in ways that are supposed to be funny. You can find political stuff, too, including lots of snarky comments disparaging one side or the other.
Center of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders is expected to open in August. Author: Jackie Mundry (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:40 PM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 7:10 PM EDT April 6, 2021
WESTBROOK, Maine A first-of-its-kind facility is under construction in Westbrook. The facility is aimed at offering physical and mental health resources for children and adults with autism.
Once it opens, it will provide much-needed services to people of all ages with autism, but one aspect organizers are most excited about is how the center will specifically help adults. The landscape for adults with autism and developmental disabilities particularly those with emotional and behavioral challenges is pretty bare, Dr. Matthew Siegel said.
Sense of hope accompanies Passover, Easter in New England
April 4, 2021
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BOSTON (AP) The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along with worries about the spread of COVID-19.
Many houses of worship required congregants to RSVP for a limited number of in-person service seats. Others held outdoor ceremonies. And, as has been the case throughout the pandemic, many had online services through Zoom, Facebook or YouTube.
Bishop Thomas Brown of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine said the Easter holiday felt different from last year. People now have a better understanding of the pandemic and they see light at the end of the tunnel as more people get vaccinated.
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