Matt's Opinion

**UPDATE** Here is the official press release from Mike Fern regarding the city's events     July 4 festivities to be postponed to Labor Day weekend  Annual event to be renamed COVID Independence Day to honor Mainers BANGOR – The Greater Bangor 4th of July Corporation, the non-profit group that organizes the Independence Day festivities for the greater Bangor region, has been monitoring the latest

I get it, I really do. Everyone wants to be safe and everyone wants to remain employed and in business. It can be a tricky balancing act during a pandemic.

Maybe I'm just old fashioned (and that's okay because it's normal for people to have opinions different than yours), but this just seems totally weird to me.

When I first read this headline on the KJ website I was a little confused. After reading the article, however, I'm still confused. CMP, which is currently dealing with an investigation and lawsuits over 'allegedly' overcharging Maine customers for their electricity service, will be giving 50 million dollars to assist low income customers in Mass...