Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that the number of potential victims was ‘unimaginable.’
June 2022
Letter: South Portland road needs attention
I believe the pock-marked, gouged, potholed and scarred stretch of Cottage Road from the Cape Elizabeth line to Red’s is the unsafest and worst roadway in the city. It takes continued, cautious swerving to try to avoid all the hazards. Hopefully, the city will repave this in the near future. They did a fine job […]
Major League Baseball allows teams to sell CBD sponsorships
An outside group will certify companies to ensure their products don’t contain THC, the pyschoactive compound in marijuana.
Brunswick expands food waste recycling options
Town opens new food waste drop-off site at Recreation Center
Portland Meetings: June 29-July 6
Wed. 6/29 4 p.m. Mayor’s Monthly Zoom Wed. 6/29 6 p.m. Charter Commission Wed. 7/6 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 7/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Committee Wed. 7/6 6 p.m. Charter Commission All meetings are remote unless otherwise noted.
U.S. medical cannabis enrollments quadrupled from 2016 to 2020
A study finds the two most common conditions cited were chronic pain (61%) and post-traumatic stress (11%).
Learn to dig for clams at Reid State Park
The public is invited July 6 from 10 a.m. to noon to Reid State Park to traverse clam flats with Georgetown Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz and learn to dig softshell clams. No clam digging license is needed to dig a peck of clams from the sandy flats near Todds Point. The activity is geared toward adults […]
Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
The Supreme Court has sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games
Plant sale raises $13,000 for community garden
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Taking Root Plant Sale raised $13,000 for the Tom Settlemire Community Garden. The June 4 fundraiser included over 2,000 plants including perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetable seedlings, trees, shrubs, flowers and more. The Tom Settlemire Community Garden at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick is an organic community garden owned and managed by the […]
$54,000 raised for Morse High School Scholarship fund
Morse High School Scholarship fund is getting a $54,000 shot in the arm thanks to the 21st Annual Blue and White Golf Classic fundraiser. The event was held June 10 at the Bath Golf Club, with over 150 sponsors, 200 golfers and the Class of 1972 making contributions, including over $11,500 toward the Elford “Brud” […]