Anna Borelli is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Timothy and Suzanne Borelli. Anna participated in Key Club all four years and was a board member her final year. She was also a member of the Buddy System and National Honor Society and maintained honors in her classes throughout high school. She was a four […]
June 2022
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: The difference between ‘human life’ and a ‘human being’
Regarding Maine Voices column by Keith Moore, Ph.D., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Portland (“Unborn children need legal protection” June 4): Moore is unclear about whether he is discussing “human life” or “a human being.” The distinction is critical to his position about what science says about what is present at the moment […]
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Letter to the editor: Support Lenz, Grant for Portland school board
As the proud mom of two children who have benefited from Youth and Family Outreach’s public pre-K classroom, I am thrilled to rank Sarah Lentz and Ben Grant as my sole choices for the two open at-large school board seats in the June 14th primary. I have been lucky enough to know Sarah for nearly […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Councilor Corner: Decision Time
We are facing some big choices with several large capital projects looming on the horizon. They include construction, renovation, and potential consolidation of our schools (est. cost – TBD), building a Community Center/Pool (est. cost $35MM) and expanding our library (est. cost $13MM). The library is the only one of these projects which is in […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Support Scarborough school budget on June 14
We would like to begin by thanking our entire school community for everything that has gone into making the current school year a success. When the year began back in August, we were all unsure of how COVID would continue to impact day-to-day operations and exactly what needs students would have as they returned to […]
Posted inFood, Local & State
This Queenie’s finally got her castle – in Deering Oaks
Victoria ‘Queenie’ Thayer plans to open Queenie’s Castle by the end of the month after a two-year break in operations at the castle in the park.
Posted inLocal & State
Twelve candidates seek 3 vacant seats on Portland school board
Three departures from the board led to Tuesday’s special election to fill unexpired terms.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: Celebrating community resilience and spirit at Cabot Mill
Perfection not achieved! Three art critics wrote a guest column (“Proposed Cabot Mill mural misses the mark,” June 7), before it is even up! They say the artwork doesn’t reveal enough about the site’s history, including its dark parts, and the process of developing the project was not inclusive enough. Whatever its imperfections, Brunswick Public […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Primaries are getting more crowded with candidates, and that’s good news for extremists and bad news for voters
As they head to the polls to cast a ballot in primaries, voters may find themselves staring at a long list of candidates. In most cases, these primaries are winner-take-all. Whoever gets the most votes will represent their party in November. There were seven candidates on the GOP primary ballot in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Supreme Court ruling makes it harder to hold federal agents accountable
Border Patrol agents, already with immense power, now are all but immunized from individual lawsuits.