Series features speakers from The Telling Room, a non-fiction writer, a fiction writer and a poet.
June 2022
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Requests for housing and other help on the increase, Biddeford’s City Council learns
Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center Director Rev. Shirley Bowen said the center receives as many as five calls a day for help finding housing. Biddeford City Council is looking for the state to become more invovled in providing assistance and answers.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Thornton Academy to mitigate lead issues in water sources
The school reported that five drinking water sources and 97 non-drinking water sources exceeded the state’s 4 parts per billion acceptable limit.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Hope Acts and Solo Cucina Market partner for new Mainer event
People can go to Hope Acts for assistance.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland council stands for safe reproductive health care
The motion passed unanimously.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Congress should find middle ground on abortion
OK. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. How about we ask our elected representatives in Washington, D.C., to act like adults and construct and pass an abortion bill that most voters would support? It would not cater to the extreme right, which would ban contraception, the “morning after” pill or abortions after rape or […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
UNE alum convinces Maine legislators to pass new law regarding prosthetic devices
BIDDEFORD — During her four years at UNE, Jordan Simpson, B.S., Class of 2021 (Social Work), was focused on getting her degree. But she also spent a lot of time on something she is very passionate about, advocating for people who have experienced limb loss. “This issue has been important in my life and in […]
Posted inTimes Record
Tom Purcell: Why we oooh and aaah on the Fourth of July
It’s been way too long since I lit a sparkler as the sun goes down on the Fourth of July. I’ve enjoyed many day-long celebrations with friends and family on the Fourth in many different ways, but they usually end with a gathering on a hill or a parking lot where we have an excellent […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Al Martini, Portland: You can be both broke and happy
My name’s Al, but I like being called Marty. I hope that you are doing well. “Broke” was a subject I had to learn. I’m in my 60’s, but I’ve survived being “broke as a joke” my entire life. I’ve lived honestly below poverty level just fine. My wants are few. All my possessions are […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Supreme Court lays down the gauntlet
It was even more dire than we’d expected. The Supreme Court’s climactic decisions obliterating abortion and expanding gun rights were among the worst ever handed down, and the newly solidified five-member bloc, which now excludes Chief Justice John Roberts, shows every sign of just getting started. Naturally, the decisions were mutually contradictory. In the abortion […]
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