I’m one of those people who starts my day with a hot bowl of long-cooked oatmeal. However, there are times when I have to skip my morning routine for various reasons beyond my control. That’s when I partake of one of these soft oatmeal bars with my morning coffee. For the recipe, any type of […]
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Letter: Is now the best or worst of times?
Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Now in America, is it the “best” or the “worst” of times? In our current “worst of times,” Mr. Balentine blames China (“Biden should boycott Beijing Winter Olympics,” Feb. 12). He is partially correct: “… (China’s) deliberate misleading of health […]
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Midcoast Meetings: Feb. 19-26
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 2/23 2 p.m. Economic Development Committee Wed. 2/24 4 p.m. Transportation Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 2/22 6:30 p.m. Pleasant Street Corridor Study Public Meeting Tues. 2/23 5 p.m. Recycling and Sustainability Committee Tues. 2/23 7 p.m. Planning Board […]
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Cooking at the Cove: For those you love
Valentine’s Day has been my favorite holiday since I was a kid because my mother always made it special for the whole family. No matter what day of the week the holiday fell on, she prepared a fancy dinner that was served in the dining room on the good china. After the entrée was devoured […]
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Midcoast Meetings: Feb. 12-19
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 2/16 2 p.m. Climate Action Commission Tues. 2/16 6 p.m. Recreation Commission Wed. 2/17 2 p.m. Community Development Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Tues. 2/16 6:30 p.m. Town Council Wed. 2/17 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 2/17 6:15 p.m. […]
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Midcoast Meetings: Feb. 5-12
Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 2/8 noon Finance Committee Mon. 2/8 6:30 p.m. Town Council Tues. 2/9 5 p.m. Master Plan Implementation Committee Tues. 2/9 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 2/10 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 2/10 7 p.m. School Board Harpswell Check harpswell.maine.gov for information on remote […]
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Letter: Follow the facts, not Balentine’s ‘opinion’
Hannah Arendt once proclaimed: “Freedom of opinion is a farce unless factual information is guaranteed and the facts themselves are not in dispute.” According to this stated definition, John Balentine’s “opinion” piece (“What’s a conservative to do?”, Jan. 29) is a farce. Why? He has utterly failed to guarantee his provision of factual material to […]
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Casco Bay shellfish group building database to help local industry adapt
The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group wants to know what kind of information shellfish communities would like to see in a public database, aiming to supply those in the industry with one comprehensive resource.
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Cooking at the Cove: A creamy threesome
As I was putting groceries away this week, I realized I didn’t need that carton of cream I had just bought. I began thinking of how I could use this surplus in the course of a week or two and came up with some ideas that I can’t help but share. Now, I’m not saying […]
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Letter: Balentine lives in a parallel universe
John Balentine (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 15) writes “… but because (Trump) lacked a respectable persona, he couldn’t win converts to his cause.” Mr. Balentine has forgotten Trump’s history – his “lack of a respectable persona” was long ago cultivated both by his father and by Roy Cohn. In 1954, Joseph Welch said, “Until this moment, […]