Section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution declares, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Aug. 18-25
Bath Tue. 8/22 5 p.m. Economic Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 8/23 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 8/21 4:30 p.m. Climate Action Task Force Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 8/21 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 8/22 11 a.m. Board of Assessment Review Workshop Town Hall Tue. 8/22 4 p.m. Recycling/Sustainability […]
Maine native fighting with Ukrainian army dies in combat
‘He felt it was honorable even though it wasn’t his country,’ Jeffrey Jones’ father said.
Coastal Journal Meetings: Aug. 11-18
Bath Wed. 8/16 2 p.m. Community Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 8/16 4 p.m. Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 8/14 5:30 p.m. Water District Trustees Topsham Water District Wed. 8/16 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 8/16 7 p.m. Recreation Commission Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 8/17 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom, […]
Local schools still grappling with pandemic-induced staffing losses
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit public school districts like the shockwave from a nuclear blast. No one was prepared to make the drastic, immediate changes to how educators, students and their families would interact. Time-tested teaching and communication methods had to be thrown out the window overnight for safety’s sake, and a slew […]
Coastal Journal Meetings: Aug. 4-11
Bath Mon. 8/7 1 p.m. Development Corporation City Hall Mon. 8/7 4 p.m. Facilities Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 8/7 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 8/8 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory People Plus Tue. 8/8 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 8/9 6 p.m. Appointments Committee Interviews Town Hall Wed. […]
Letter: If you break it, you own it
When entering an antique store, the owner will state, “If you break it, you own it.” So, if we break Central Maine Power, we own Pine Tree Power. What will owning PTP mean to most Mainers? According to Heather Martin’s opinion piece (“Consumer-owned utility would be powerful improvement,” July 26), PTP “will be a not-for-profit […]
Harpswell Lobster Boat Races will pay tribute to young lobsterman who died in crash
Sunday’s races will honor Mason Warren, of Harpswell, who died in a car crash last October, by featuring his buoy colors (black, blue and yellow) on this year’s apparel to be sold for charity.
Letter: Equal rights under the law? Prove it
Pursuant to Nancy Chesley’s communication (“Affirmative action ruling a good thing for everyone,” July 19), we were stupefied to believe that someone in today’s society, with access to vast amounts of historical data, can possess such a loss of institutional memory. She makes two statements in support of her non-historical beliefs. One, “race-based affirmative action […]
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