June is Pride Month, with events across Maine scheduled, including the Pride Portland parade, festivals and train and trolley rides.
June 2022
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Nations are pledging to create ocean preserves – how do those promises add up?
Billions of people around the world rely on the ocean for food, income and cultural identity. But climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction are unraveling ocean ecosystems. As a marine ecologist, I study ways to improve ocean conservation and management by protecting key areas of the ocean. Many nations have created or promised to create […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Arming teachers is the wrong response
Kathleen Parker’s June 7 endorsement of arming teachers is flawed. I work as a school nurse, and I am also a USAF veteran trained in using weapons. The flaw is that the likelihood of an undesirable outcome is many times greater than the chance a teacher will recognize the threat, secure the room and children, […]
Posted inDo This, Food
Eat & Run: Indy’s menu of storybook sandwiches is good reading and eating
The new eatery in South Portland features creative sandwiches with names inspired by children’s stories, including the Henny Penny, Peter Rabbit and Three Little Pigs.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Neighbors have a right to oppose Roux project
A recent editorial headlined, “NIMBYs winning fight over Roux Institute plan,” displays the editorial bias your paper has against residents who challenge development proposals. Considering how low discourse has sunk in society, readers ought to be able to expect analysis rather than name-calling from southern Maine’s primary daily newspaper. To add insult, a news story […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: Singer-songwriters and some show tunes
Catch shows from Melissa Ferrick, Kevin Kiley and Mount Eerie.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – Delivering direct relief to Mainers
With Memorial Day behind us, marking the unofficial kick-off of summer, and our work in the Legislature now completed, I want to take a moment to reflect on and offer additional information about some of the Legislature’s accomplishments that benefit Mainers. To help with the increasingly high costs of goods and services caused by global […]
Posted inForecaster Sports
Portland Little League baseball, softball champs crowned
VFW tops in baseball and Otto Pizza takes softball title.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police arrest woman after pickup truck clocked at 100 mph on Route 302
The incident took place Sunday afternoon on one of the most congested roads in the Lakes Region.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine primary elections to be held on Tuesday
Primaries to elect a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Democrat to represent the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office appear to be the highest-profile races facing voters.