John Balentine’s March 6 article about the Windham Town Councilor resigning over the recreation marijuana vote brings up a well-deserved debate. Concerns over marijuana recreational sales should be allowed on a town-by-town basis as is done now. However, the issue is clouded by Mr. Balentine’s bias and non-pot stand. Marijuana ( “dope” as the article […]
March 2020
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Learning from my aunt’s polio experience
My Aunt Cecelia was just beginning the eighth grade when it happened. In late spring 1951, she came home from school with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out as she tried to get out of bed. By that evening, she was so weak she could barely move. She’d […]
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Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Trump won’t be beat by Democratic nominee
The Democrats are now down to two candidates, Statler and Waldorf (of The Muppet Show.) There was a debate Sunday evening between two old, crotchety, white guys from a party that claims to be all inclusive and which promotes diversity. One has been a member of the ruling class for decades; the other is a […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Four Maine Parishes Receive Over $15,000 in Catholic Campaign for Human Development Parish Grants
SACO — Parishes in Saco, as well as Bangor, Lewiston and Jay have received Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants aimed at helping people in need make sustainable changes in their lives. The program is supported each year through a collection taken up in parishes across the country. In the Diocese of Portland, the program […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Maine Bicentennial: Buxton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Spotlight on the Director, Lee Koenigs
From her office at the Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach, Lee Koenigs can see the whitecaps of the Atlantic Ocean and the Sea Viper rollercoaster in the Palace Playground. It sits silently awaiting the squeals of joy, and the screams of terror that can be heard all the way to the library during […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Forum: Reflections on social distancing
I have no idea how to survive social isolation, or “social distancing,” as the euphemism goes. As a lifelong extrovert, I need to be around people. Without friends, I feel dead. Lots of websites, even my grandson, are telling me how to wash my hands. But nobody is telling me how to survive social distancing. […]
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Letter to the editor: Don’t allow virus to disrupt democracy in Maine
Maine citizens have historically enjoyed transparency, especially when it comes to politics. What has always been a rule of thumb here is our famous town hall meetings, and deep interest in face-to-face contact with our politicians and town officials. Now with the onslaught of coronavirus it is becoming increasingly difficult, maybe impossible, for many of […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
F.O. Bailey Real Estate Company expands to Main Street in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — F.O. Bailey Real Estate Company has just opened an office on Main Street in Biddeford announced David Jones, Real Estate Broker and owner of The Falmouth based brokerage. Alan Kew, who lives locally, will be the broker on site and operate out of the new office which will act as a meeting place […]
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Debut crime novel features retired OOB detective
Old Orchard Beach–based author Edward Daniel Hunt has released his debut novel “Penance,” published by Adelaide Books. “Penance” revolves around the race to find Lori Doyle. Ten years ago, at age 16, Lori witnessed a killing by her then-boyfriend that went unsolved. Today, she has established a new life in Maine for herself and her […]