June 2022 – Page 273 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: University of Maine System is turning into a corporation

by Richard McWilliams Special to the Press Herald June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

Instead of engaging faculty in its decision-making process, UMS leadership just tries to overpower them.

Business, Food

The Wrap: Biddeford brewery on track for August opening

by Tim Cebula June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

Also, Coffee By Design honors Juneteenth, a Scarborough farm will dedicate its new meditative labyrinth and the annual Taste Walk is good to go in Gorham.

Letters

Letter to the Editor: Kennebunk should back sports complex improvement

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

We have an athletic complex that is in dire need of renovation. A field that won’t drain and cannot be used by all of our teams, wooden light poles with holes in them, bleachers with no area for the handicap to sit or handrails to hold onto, and a track that hasn’t allowed our track […]

Letters

Letter to the Editor: Gun culture, not mental illness, the real problem

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

We Americans must give up our guns just as the Australians have done. Enough is enough. Don’t fall for bunk like “more support for mental health,” or “Enforce the laws we have.” I have my original M-1 rifle from Army basic training but people like me have to turn in our guns. The basic problem […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Letters to the Editor

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Amendment will make crowding worse To the editor, We are writing to correct inaccuracies in the May 20 Sentry article “Council making moves to end dog-leash meetings.” In the second paragraph, the article incorrectly states that the council voted to amend the on-leash hours to 7–9 a.m. and 7–9 p.m.. In fact, as things currently […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Slowness to embrace four-day school week could be a good thing

by Wendy Troxel Special to the Los Angeles Times June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

This increasingly popular option, especially in districts in the nation’s rural areas, isn’t a major money-saver – though it does have other benefits, a new study finds.

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Community News – Kennebunk Land Trust launches Trail Challenge

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

The Kennebunk Land Trust invites people to support the trust while getting out on the trails and registering for the 50 x 50 Trail Challenge. In recognition of the trusts’ 50th year, participants raise $50 in donations to travel (walk, bike, run, stroll, etc.) 50 miles in 50 days on Kennebunk Land Trust trails, Kennebunk […]

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Letters to the Editor

June 1, 2022May 28, 2022

To the editor, With their resounding rejection of the recent infamous effort to recall two highly effective members of our school board, the people of Kennebunk have made it clear they do not want regressive politics interfering with our school system. Now, with the upcoming election in June, we have a great opportunity. It is […]

Obituaries