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On this date in Maine history: Feb. 19

Feb. 19, 1988: In the final two minutes of the Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball championship game at the Bangor Auditorium, Ellsworth High School senior Tim Scott scores 13 points in 58 seconds, leading the Eagles to a 65-64 victory. The fourth-seeded Eagles’ opponent is third-seeded Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln. After Scott’s 13-point run, […]

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School Notebook: Feb. 19

Marvelous Musicians Pihcintu Chorus member lauded by U2 frontman Sundy Ntoto, a Deering High School senior and member of the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, got a standing ovation from U2 frontman Bono after a performance by the choir at the United Nations in New York on Feb. 11. Bono and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson […]

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Defendify announces 2 hires

NEW HIRES • Defendify in Portland announced two hires. Wendy Bouton has joined as head of business development. She brings extensive experience building high-performance teams and exceeding multimillion-dollar quotas. She previously held a key role in leading business development and customer engagement at Covetrus.     Jim Albright was hired as head of marketing. He […]

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People & Business: Feb. 19

Yarmouth man chosen to lead state emergency management agency Peter J. Rogers of Yarmouth has been nominated by Gov. Janet Mills to serve as director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Rogers has served as acting director of MEMA since June 2019, his second stint as acting director, and as deputy director since 2014. “Peter […]

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Letter to the editor: Question 1 is about behaviors, not beliefs – vote ‘no’

Many who support repealing the vaccination law assert the religious and philosophical rights of parents to have children remain unvaccinated. While every citizen may hold religious beliefs without any effect on other citizens, the repeal decision is about behavior, not beliefs. Unvaccinated children directly impact all children and others in the community. Concern about vaccination […]

Posted inTimes Record Opinion

Ralph Wallace: Purple politics primer

There are Boston Red Sox fans and New York Yankee fans. In New England, except for southern Connecticut, we lean toward the Sox. However, pretty much everyone, regardless of affiliation, loves baseball. In my salad days, I was very involved in coaching basketball at the elite high school and college levels. The competition was fiercely […]