Now that black flies are beginning to come alive around here, Maine’s largest industry also begins to show signs of life. I’m referring, of course, not to BIW, but to the YSI – the Yard Sale Industry. It’s as important to Maine’s socio-economic life as BIW, tourism and potatoes combined and is overseen by the […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: ‘Vet to Vet’ volunteers prepped
We’re always interested in programs or resources that are designed to serve and provide help to military veterans. A while back, I read about the “Vet to Vet Project,” and now can report a little more information, which was in a recent publication from Southern Maine Agency on Aging, a nonprofit organization that cares in […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: ‘Vet to Vet’ volunteers prepped
We’re always interested in programs or resources that are designed to serve and provide help to military veterans. A while back, I read about the “Vet to Vet Project,” and now can report a little more information, which was in a recent publication from Southern Maine Agency on Aging, a nonprofit organization that cares in […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Good liquor gonna carry me down
I thought for sure this would be the year I’d finally stop traveling to New Hampshire to buy almost all my booze. It appears I was wrong. In 2013, Gerry Reid, then the director of the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (motto: If We Controlled Pot And Prostitution, We’d Have It All), […]
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HOWIE DAY
WHEN: 8 p.m. (doors) Thursday WHERE: Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland HOW MUCH: $19 to $32 INFO: Portlandasylum.com
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Chile native pulls (organic) threads together in Maine
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: A fit full of dollars
“IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you’ve got.” Unknown. I was going to use a fist full of dollars in the column headline but I have a fit every time I see or read another news article where the government either creates a new tax or waives taxes for one group or […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Tax ID theft on the rise
Tax-related identity theft is not a victimless crime. In fact, it’s happening right here in Maine. Imagine this: An identity thief obtains Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information from sources like hospitals, schools or assisted living facilities, often by recruiting employees to steal that information. The perpetrator then uses this information to prepare […]
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LETTERS: Mayor endorses Breen
I urge Westbrook citizens in Senate District 25, which includes Ward 5 plus parts of other wards, to join me on June 10 in voting for Cathy Breen. Cathy is a Clean Elections candidate who will bring valuable experience from her tenure on the Falmouth Town Council to the state Senate. In 2007, when Cathy […]
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LETTERS: Memorial Day worthy of recognition
To the elected officials of Westbrook: I have lived my entire 68 years in Westbrook, and have always believed it to be an honorable, respected, decent place to raise a family. However, I feel the need to express my point of view regarding Memorial Day. My husband, Garry Amos Logan, is a proud American and […]