Making the case for post-pandemic optimism, in a skittish Oregon
By
Julia Silverman
5/6/2021 at 3:30pm
Published in the June 2021 issue of
Portland Monthly
With summer on the horizon, Portlanders
should have plenty to celebrate. The sun will make its annual guest appearance in our oft-soggy skies, any adult who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one, andâso farâweâve made it through 18 months of this pandemic without overflowing our hospitals and with per capita case count rates that are the envy of 48 other states, though we collectively mourn the more than 2,500 Oregonians whoâve died after contracting the virus. Â
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Bibliophiles, rejoice: A new bookstore is coming to Windham
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops announced late last month that the local bookstore chain is opening a new location in Windham this summer, as well as locations in Topsham and Rockland.
By Emily BaderLakes Region Weekly
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Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops will open at the Windham Mall this summer. The original Sherman’s of Bar Harbor opened in 1886 as “W.H. Sherman, Printer & Stationer,” and is the oldest bookstore in Maine and one of the oldest in the country, according to its current owners.
Contributed / Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops
Sherman’s was founded in Bar Harbor 135 years ago in 1886. In addition to being Maine’s oldest bookstore, Sherman’s is one of the 10 oldest bookstores in the U.S.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERMAN’S
BAR HARBOR Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops is opening three new stores this summer located in the Topsham Fair Mall, Windham Mall and in a freestanding building in Rockland on Maverick Street.
“A year ago when all our stores had to close because of the pandemic, we thought the world as we knew it was ending,” said Jeff Curtis, CEO and co-owner of Sherman’s. “But when the Governor and Dr. Shah said it was safe to reopen, our team did a great job of creating a healthy shopping environment for our customers and themselves, and our customers really appreciated being able to come in and browse. The resulting surge in business left us looking for growth opportunities.”
Aroostook County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
A 40-year-old Aroostook County man faces up to 20 years in prison and up to a $1 million fine after pleading guilty in federal court Friday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute meth.
Jeff Curtis also faces a supervised release of 3 years to a lifetime, said officials. Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark made the announcement.
According to court records, Curtis and co-conspirators traveled to western and southern states between approximately July 2018 and May 2019 to obtain meth from sources in Mexico. Members of the conspiracy distributed the drugs in Aroostook County and other parts of central and northern Maine.