But halfwit pundits and politicians can't sway me into dining out or flying again until I feel I can do so safely ..read more

CUMBERLAND - Robert Joseph Hartman passed away peacefully and surrounded by his adoring wife and family, in Cumberland, Maine, on April ..read more

In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week ..read more

A few thoughtful media articles have recently cited medieval tales and diaries on the 1664-1665 European bubonic plague pandemic, showing remarkable similarities in society’s behavior then to our current coronavirus pandemic, e.g., distancing, rumors galore, misinformation from governmental authorities and casting blame on the “other.” Daniel Defoe’s “A Journal of the Plague Year,” Samuel Pepys’s ..read more

..read more

Chet Jordan and Jessica Takatsuki-Jordan and their team of volunteers have the capability to make upwards of 800 masks a day ..read more

Regular exercise combats the double whammy of inactivity and isolation that can cause or worsen many physical and mental health problems ..read more

Accept that we won't see a cure or a return to normal life any time soon, says a physician who's been caring for patients at Maine Med ..read more

..read more

..read more