Former budget committee member Darla Hamlin won the second open seat over Peter Godsoe.
June 2022
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Election results: Joint campaign for North Yarmouth Select Board succeeds
Democrats Andrea Berry, Amy Haile and Kate Perrin, who ran a joint campaign for Select Board in North Yarmouth, all prevailed at the polls, according to results posted by the town. The three women ran separate races but encouraged residents to vote for all of them over their opponents. Berry and Haile handily beat incumbents […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: Being old in the time of global warming
I have a new friend. Her name is Susan and she lives in Reno, Nevada. We’ve only met once in person when we were serendipitously in Tuscon, Arizona, at the same time last spring. We are both old, both social workers with long careers and both heartbroken. “I didn’t think retirement would look like this, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth library nears goal in spring funding campaign
Another $3,000 is needed for pay for library “extras,” such as speakers and performers.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
York County EMA COVID vaccine clinic ready with doses for very young
Director Art Cleaves said the clinic would begin administering COVID vaccine doses for children 6 months to 5 years old as soon as June 21.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
West Baldwin man drowns after mooring his boat in Aziscohos Lake
The Maine Warden Service says Michael Shields, 54, went under water about 50 yards from his camp and never resurfaced.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Through My Lens: Biden needs to keep his promise to refugees
June 20 was World Refugee Day, but unlike the past few years, the number of displaced people surpassed 100 million this year, meaning 1 in 78 people on Earth has been forced to flee their homes. It’s a dramatic milestone that few could have expected a decade ago. President Joe Biden committed to resettling 125,000 […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: How gardeners can control pests and also protect pollinators
Picture this: You’ve planted some milkweed, bee balm or California lilac, and you’re delighted to see bees and butterflies fluttering about your garden. You feel good about nourishing pollinators and love the life those plants attract to your yard. As you stroll past your beds to check on your tomatoes, you notice they’re covered in […]
Posted inCommunity News
Community meals
SATURDAY • Bean supper, featuring two kinds of baked beans, hotdogs, potato salad, coleslaw and pie. 5 to 6:30 p.m. at North Sebago United Methodist Church, 820 Sebago Road, Sebago, Route 114. Cost is $12. Contact is Rosabel Dyer at 787-26612. • Inside/outside/takeout baked bean supper, including two types of home baked beans, American chop […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t go to oil dealers for climate policy
What’s best for people who sell fossil fuel products is not in the best interests of the environment or consumers.