Hiring a private investigator to tail anti-NECEC petitioners ‘is harassment, plain and simple,’ and CMP must not be allowed to get away with it.
March 2020
Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Corps receives United Way of York County 2020 community investment
OLD ORCHARD BEACH —The Salvation Army of Old Orchard Beachas been awarded a one-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $9,840. This investment will benefit the following Salvation Army programs: Community Lunch (served Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.,everyone is welcome to attend), and the Hands-Up Center (which provides emergency food, clothing, and […]
On this date in Maine history: March 12
March 12, 1888: The two-day, Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the “Great White Hurricane,” locks up the East Coast from Chesapeake Bay to Maine, resulting in more than 400 deaths, including about 100 sailors. The storm drops 22 inches of snow in New York City, but heavy wind forms snowdrifts that are dozens […]
Maine doctors and nurses grapple with misinformation, patients’ fears
In hospitals and doctors’ offices across the state, patients are asking a lot of questions about their risk of contracting coronavirus.
Tom Purcell: Just when we need it, Irish wit, wisdom abound
We could use some Irish wit and wisdom right now. Here’s a good start: “You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” That’s a lesson well-taught by the many Irish immigrants, including my great-grandfather, who boldly came to America to make a better life for themselves and their families – and […]
Intertidal: Shellfish Day
It turns out shellfish are pretty interesting, or at least they are to the people who packed a room full at the Samoset Resort in Rockport last Wednesday. They came up for the first day of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, an annual event that takes place over three days each spring to provide an opportunity […]
Community News
Food for Fines program runs through March 28 From March 15-28, South Portland Public Library is sponsoring Food for Fines, a library fines amnesty program to benefit the South Portland Food Cupboard. During this period, library users may bring in donations of food and other items and the library will excuse any late fees on […]
Solo Seniors groups: Why living alone doesn’t need to equal social isolation
As I was completing my college degree, my mentor was preparing for retirement. Coincidentally, we were both returning to Maine to turn to these new chapters in our lives. While I sought to identify myself through a career, she was beginning to re-identify herself without one. A professional sociologist by training, my mentor, Jean Potuchek, […]
Middle School of the Kennebunks – Honor Roll
Middle School of the Kennebunks Quarter 2 High Honors Grade 6 Charlotte Bard, Madeline Barron, Jackson Baxter, Grahame Bean, Lydia Beaupre, Payton Bennett, Max Bishop, Caden Butler, Adalyn Clark, Stephen Coburn, Ethan Coron, Alberto Cutone, Hadleigh Daniels, Joseph DiGiovanni, Madeline Dowling, Lily Downing, Madeline Emery, Daisy Fine, William Finley, William Foisy, Alexandra Foy, Michael Hall, […]
Westbrook Notes: March 12
Poetry reading Poets Mark Melnicove and Cassie Pryun will be the featured guest when the monthly Lowry’s Lodge Poetry Series continues at 7 p.m. March 21 at Continuum for Creativity, One Westbrook Common. Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel are hosts. Melnicove is a poet, teacher, editor, publisher and performance artist. His papers are archived at […]
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