Feb. 6, 1815: Albion K. Parris, representing Oxford and Somerset counties in the Massachusetts Senate, introduces a resolution calling for a districtwide convention to consider the prospect of separating Maine from Massachusetts. Parris was frustrated by Massachusetts’ failure during the War of 1812 to drive the British from the eastern District of Maine. After many […]
February 2020
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Rotary donates to Saco, Biddeford veterans
The club gives regularly to assist Mainers who served in the military.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Feb. 6
A sweet fling Living Waters Church Women’s Ministry is presenting a Chocolate Lover’s Event from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the church on Parker Farm Road, Buxton. For $10 per person, you’ll get you a box to fill with all sorts of homemade chocolate delights. For more information, contact Cori Nadeau at (301) 653-5316 […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: There’s no reason for Maine schools to use shot clock
A story in the Jan. 30 Press Herald (“Basketball Notebook: Low score rekindles debate,” Page D1) asked if it was time for a shot clock in high school basketball. The reasons for re-introducing this debate were a low-scoring game that same week, another low-scoring game five years ago and to prepare the players for the […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford internet company gets $7 million to expand rural broadband
The federal funding will be half loan and half grant.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Uncategorized
Westbrook Notes: Jan. 6
Valentine tea reminder The Friends of Walker Memorial Library will hold its Valentine’s Tea from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, in the Eleanor Conant Saunders Reading Room on the library’s second floor. The event includes music, cookies, coloring, a quilt raffle and tea. For more information, call the library at 854-0630.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest commentary: Trump’s excess and extravagance turned the State of the Union into an action movie
State of the Union addresses are supposed to be boring speeches. Actually, they are not required to be speeches at all. The U.S. Constitution requires only that the president “from time to time give to the Congress information on the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Collins, Republicans vote to enable Trump
But Maine Sen. Angus King rightly argued that removal was needed to prevent future bad acts.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kate Cone, Waterville: Reaping ample rewards for finding the courage to fly again
My first plane trip was to Japan in 1959. I was 5 years old. Dad had received his orders – three years stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base. We were so many and so young, we had a group passport picture: My harried mother stood clutching my baby brother Tom, four kids under the age […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls
Slips, trips, and falls are an ever present hazard; though when our winter weather conditions begin to set in these issues become more prominent. A fall can result in a simple inconvenience of being out of work for a day, to breaking our hip requiring long term rehabilitation, to a life altering head injury. Though […]
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