With so many of Maine’s Nursing home’s in trouble another crisis has emerged, the falling number of direct care workers.
A Crisis for Direct Care Workers
Quick Update on All Things COVID 19
COVID 19 past 90 bar graph of new cases
Maine Has Hit an All Time High in Single Day New Cases of COVID 19
On September, 29th the Maine CDC reported 867 new cases of COVID 19
A Quick Update on COVID Cases in Our Areas
Hello in this weekly article series I will be giving you updates on cases, deaths, and how to best stay safe in these quickly changing times This first major update is COVID […]
Greetings from Farmington
Hello, my name is Kegan Richardson, from Farmington, Maine. I’m a Communication & New Media major, and editor of the Health section of The SMCC Beacon. These stories about our health and […]
My Cups of Coffee
By Anna DesLauriers, A small black coffee.At first,Hissing, spitting, scared.Taking charge and taking names.Later on,Playful, tender, young.A crunching machine.A soft roadblock in the hallway. A medium mocha.At first,Timid, learning, loving.Spending time in […]
isolation haikus
by Anna DesLauriers. Long isolationBroken up by crashing wavesFuture lies ahead Endless days at homeTrapped in the dusty cornersThe drone of the fan
Listening To John Coltrane With My Baby Daughter
By David Stankiewicz. This poem was written by SMCC English faculty member, David Stankiewicz, who teaches Poetry on the South Portland campus (and online, now). The poem appeared in the Maine Sunday […]
The SMCC Beacon 