Take Your Child to the Library Day was on Feb. 20, part of the facility’s “Staycation” programming for February vacation week, said Director Nancy Crowell.
February 2020
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland is runner-up in Class A girls’ swimming
ORONO — The South Portland girls’ swim team, competing on Feb. 17 at the University of Maine, became the 2020 Class A runners-up, the highest place the school has ever reached. The team broke four school records during the meet, said Athletic Director Todd Livingston. “The South Portland girls’ swimming team finishing as the class […]
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Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
RSU 21 students to communicate to outer space
The school unit is one of 10 schools in the nation chosen to converse with astronauts about the International Space Station.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunk officials: Proposed municipal budget meets residents’ needs
If passed as presented June 9, mill rate would increase 19 cents.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: Feb. 28
Bicentennial Tea Maine officially became a state on March 15, 1820. In celebration of this noteworthy event, the Windham Public Library, in conjunction with Windham’s Bicentennial Committee, is hosting a Bicentennial Tea from 1-3 p.m. on March 14, at the Little Meetinghouse on Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Enjoy a cup of tea or hot […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
SAD 15, council nomination papers available in Gray
GRAY — Nomination papers available at the Town Office, 24 Main St., for local elections. There are two open three-year seats on the Town Council, two open three-year seats on the SAD 15 Board of Directors and one five-year term as Water District Trustee. All nomination papers must be received by the town clerk no […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester: Feb. 28
Snowmobile Club annual dance Something Stupid, a favorite Maine cover band, returns March 13 to host a party at the American Legion Post 86, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray, as a fundraiser for the Royal River Riders Snowmobile Club. This event is from 8 p.m. to midnight, is open to the public and promises to offer […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: One Tina Too Many – Part 2
In last week’s column, I wrote about contracting a severe case of pneumonia triggered by a hard-to-treat bacteria called “pseudomonas aeruginosa,” This event put me in the hospital for the first time since 1945. Here’s Part 2 of the story. On my last day at Mid Coast Hospital, a skilled nurse named Julie put in […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine history feature part of print edition’s bounty
The ongoing historical features you are featuring in the newspaper have been so interesting, readable, enjoyable and a great way to use the forum of the Press Herald. Thanks to the editors for printing them and to all whose expertise creates them. I’m taking this opportunity, too, to say I hope that losing the paper […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns
Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Democratic front-runner in the race for the presidential nomination. Yet even some left-leaning pundits and publications are concerned about what they see as Sanders’ potential lack of electability. Sanders is a Democratic Socialist. And the label “socialist” is a political liability in American culture. According to a Gallup poll […]