WASHINGTON, D.C. Waynflete team headed to National Science Bowl A team of Waynflete School students from Portland won their regional competition for the 2020 National Science Bowl® last weekend and will compete in the national finals this spring in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the event. U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette […]
March 2020
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Stonewall Kitchen names CFO, promotes two
Dana Falsetta joins the Animal Welfare Society’s Canine Training Department.
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Our View: Action needed to slow virus’ rapid spread
Social distancing is the best way to protect public health, even if it’s bad for the economy.
Posted inCommunity News
Community meals
MONDAY Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 202 Woodford St., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Woodfords Congregational Church. 775-4939 TUESDAY Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 409 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Avesta Housing. 775-4939. Community dinner, 5 p.m., 297 Cumberland […]
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Events
SANFORD Waban telethon goes virtual Waban will host its 49th Annual Telethon at 10 a.m. Saturday in support of children with autism, intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. Waban is encouraging virtual participation for this year’s event, which offers new streaming and listening features, and the ability to purchase items and raffle tickets online and through […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: First 4 ME would benefit children, early childhood professionals
The Maine Community Action Association (MCAA) is comprised of Maine’s 10 community action programs (CAPs), with the mission to eliminate and alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty by assisting low-income individuals to move toward self-sufficiency. Each year we serve 150,000 Maine residents providing a variety of services, including Head Start and child care, housing […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins stepped up for Maine’s rural schools
As a member of the Maine Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee and representing a very rural district, I fully recognize and understand the struggles facing our many rural school districts. In Augusta, we are always trying to find new ways to balance the scales to ensure that all Maine students, regardless of ZIP code, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: Marginalizing Bernie Sanders
After lying low with some dignity intact, Hillary Clinton finally stepped out from the shadows to proclaim: “Nobody likes Bernie.” Following the Bernie blamed implosion of her own presidential bid, Clinton became such a complete political nobody that her assertion is certainly true regarding those sharing that embittered perspective. Three years after her contentious convention […]
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Letter to the editor: Learn from Italy – take coronavirus seriously
To stymie the spread of COVID-19, which has had a death rate there of over 3 percent, Italians have acceded to the ‘closure of everything but essential services.’
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters: Hunter safety education classes are worth it; Thanks to those who preserve Maine History
Hunter safety education classes are worth it My daughter wants to hunt with her grandfather, so we took a hunter safety education class. We received ‘the basics’ around firearm safety and hunting skills, acting as a responsible and ethical hunter, knowledge of the hunting laws, and preparation and survival skills as well as information about […]