Six young changemakers from across Maine, including one from Biddeford, are being honored with the latest round of Brookie Awards for their leadership and effectiveness tackling a wide range of environmental issues. The diverse group of “Brookies” include college and high school student activists and scientists, ranging from ages 16 to 26. Each awardee is […]
June 2022
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Primaries have waned, but still essential
Ready or not, Mainers vote in their primary election next week, June 14. A “primary election” – never just “primary” – was a big deal when, a century ago, Maine amended its Constitution to repeal the “smoke-filled room” – party caucuses that were the sole means for candidates to get on the ballot. Amid Progressive-era […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: NIMBYs winning fight over Roux Institute plan
The concerns of nearby property owners should not outweigh the opportunities that could be created by a graduate school.
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Due diligence and dealing with online fake news and bias
Recently a high school classmate of mine posted an image showing dozens of electric cars in a junkyard near France with a caption indicating they were abandoned due to failed batteries and were now leaking dangerous chemicals, harming the environment they were created to save. There was a negative comment questioning the move to electric […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta: Providing tax relief for Mainers
If you remember, last month I started my series of columns on the various investments that the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee and the Legislature made in Maine people. For education, we created the Education Rainy Day Fund, made two years of community college education free, and froze tuition at the University of Maine System. […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Maine schools receive ecomaine grants
Maine single-sort recycling company ecomaine announced more than $9,500 in grant funding to seven recipients of its 2022 School Recycling Grants, which are designed to raise recycling and composting awareness in schools and communities, and to help schools implement more efficient recycling programs or add composting to their waste collection. Caleb Hemphill, chair of ecomaine’s […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Make ordinance gender neutral To the editor, Regarding the proposed ordinance on nude swimming and public indecency by the city of South Portland: I applaud the effort to make the language inclusive. However, in this case it only serves to expand discrimination against women’s bodies to include female identifying persons. I ask why women and […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – The Broadway Plate Yard and South Portland Planing Mill
Let’s take a look at the area along the edge of the Pleasantdale neighborhood that was formerly known as the Broadway Plate Yard during World War II. The land is located between Evans Street and Lincoln Street Extension (between Amato’s and AutoZone on Broadway). If you look at the site, you’ll notice that a train […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunk High School – Class of 2022
Class of 2022 Tyler J. Adams Miles G. Anderson Keegan W. Andrews Jacob W. Baptista Camden A. Bard Annika B. Barstow Hannah C. Beaupre Cooper M. Belo Kimberly C. Bennett Aiden C. Berg MacLeod Cole C. Binette Rami L. Bjotvedt Mallory W. Boarts Ella M. Boxall Nellie M. Boyle Liam C. Breault Lucien P. Breault […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Libby Library: A library with a view of the ocean
Summer time and the living’s easy, or so claims the inimitable Janice Joplin. Summer has finally arrived! In the midst of the hustle-and-bustle that has become our sleepy, little community, we find a kind of play-minded quality to our days. It’s time to get outside and enjoy all that life can be (and is) here […]
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