Latest by David Sharp
Published on November 21, 2023 - Page 5
Carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service have the capacity to meet projected demand this holiday season.
There's...
Published on November 5, 2023 - Page 22
With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to...
Published on June 26, 2022 - Page 5
The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels...
Published on December 26, 2021 - Page 23
CUMBERLAND, Maine — From Maine to California, more lights shows have launched during the pandemic. They’re more elaborate than ever, with sparkly...
Published on April 10, 2021 - Page 17
PORTLAND, Maine — There are going to be more happy campers this summer. More camps are choosing to reopen despite the pandemic, providing millions...
Published on March 30, 2021 - Page 4
PORTLAND, Maine — Bill Griffin waited more than a year for this: Newly vaccinated, he embraced his 3-year-old granddaughter for the first time since...
Published on February 21, 2021 - Page 25
PORTLAND, Maine —The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating...
Published on February 7, 2021 - Page 25
PORTLAND, Maine — There once was a tune that tickled the Internet’s fancy/When TikTok revived the humble sea shanty/The views came fast, the fad...
Published on April 13, 2020 - Page 4
PORTLAND, Maine —This isn’t the way Betsy Steen and her husband wanted to spend their golden years: Hunkered down at home, living with fear and...
Published on September 17, 2018 - Page 4
There’s a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple orchards,...