Through the Maine Gardening Series, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County has several horticulture courses planned for this spring and summer. These include “Pruning for Fun and for Profit”; “Managing a Home Orchard”; “Earth-Friendly Landscaping”; “Right Plant, Right Place”; “Successful Organic Vegetable Gardening”; “Wildflower and Common Plant Identification”; and “Touring Maine’s Garden […]

Kathy Feeney’s March robins Kathy Feeney of Buxton called me over the March 5 weekend to report that she heard a new sound at her backyard bird feeders and was surprised and thrilled to see a flock of robins on the ground eating seeds. That’s the first report we’ve heard of robins this early. I […]

At a time when Westbrook citizens have been calling on the school district and municipality to hold the line on tax increases, some question, and fairly so, whether this will ever happen. The yearly increase in taxes, don’t seem to be taking into account people’s ability to pay. A local woman said, “I mean, if […]

The push has begun to get the state to pick up another $2 million in costs to fund the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency because the federal government says it’s cutting off its funding of the program in March of next year. The federal Justice Assistance Grant currently being used to fund the anti-drug task force […]

After months of difficult service in Iraq, Company B of the 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine National Guard came home to the sounds of sirens, honking horns, and probably the sweetest sound of all: the cheering and screaming of friends and relatives grateful to have them home again. An estimated crowd of between 1,200 […]

After months of difficult service in Iraq, Company B of the 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine National Guard came home to the sounds of sirens, honking horns, and probably the sweetest sound of all: the cheering and screaming of friends and relatives grateful to have them home again. An estimated crowd of between 1,200 […]

“Where’s the cameraman?” Stacey Sawyer asked with a laugh as she walked into the kitchen of her friend Cathy Davis in Gorham last Wednesday. Sawyer, who was one of several neighbors who joined Davis at her home to watch the airing of the Judge Judy Show, was joking about what a spectacle her friend’s appearance […]

“Where’s the cameraman?” Stacey Sawyer asked with a laugh as she walked into the kitchen of her friend Cathy Davis in Gorham last Wednesday. Sawyer, who was one of several neighbors who joined Davis at her home to watch the airing of the Judge Judy Show, was joking about what a spectacle her friend’s appearance […]

Some legislators are talking about taxes as part of a solution to the state’s budget deficit, now that the governor’s plan to sell off proceeds from the lottery has been attacked by members of his own party. Based on compromises being floated in the halls of the Statehouse, few would rely on tax increases alone […]

Developer Tim Flannery is seeking to extend his line of credit with the city of Westbrook for one of his office buildings, One Riverfront Plaza. The City Council’s Finance Committee is expected to discuss whether to extend the credit at a meeting, which will be held prior to the regular City Council meeting next Monday […]