Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

From Augusta – Making child care more affordable and accessible for Maine families

As a proud grandfather of 12 amazing grandchildren, I have personally experienced the importance of quality child care in the lives of working parents. Many mornings I find myself behind the wheel, driving some of my grandchildren to their child care center. While their caregiver is undeniably exceptional, it is impossible to ignore the burdens […]

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Our Sustainable City – Blown away: The potential of offshore wind in Maine

Maine Won’t Wait’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – 45 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050 – and transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 is fast approaching. Energy generation across the state is changing rapidly as older technologies are decommissioned and more renewable technologies expand their generation capacity. What better […]

Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

A Window on the Past – Walter and Frank Nutter of the upper Pleasantdale neighborhood

We continue our story about the Nutter family this week. Let’s take a look at Eben and Martha Nutter’s sons, Walter and Frank. Both men, while trying their hand at some other occupations for a time, spent most of their years working in agriculture, farming the Nutter land in the area around where South Portland […]