The Concord Monitor (N.H.), May 27: The first New Hampshire primary was held on March 14, 1916. As explained on NHprimary100.org, the state wasn’t the “first in the nation” that inaugural year: Minnesota also held its primary on March 14, and both states were behind Indiana, which had held its election the previous week. It […]

• As of Saturday, May 28, the Journal Tribune is no longer publishing letters to the editor regarding the June 14 primary, or columns by or about local candidates running in the June 14 primary.

The Providence Journal (R.I.), May 28: New rules requiring financial advisers to put their clients’ interests first should be a solid gain for consumers. While many investors might have assumed that their advisers were doing this all along, it was not necessarily so. Under the current standard, advisers only have to recommend “suitable” investments. That […]

I would like to thank the people of Poland Spring for donating bottled water to the Biddeford Middle School Promotion Night. Throughout the school year, a lot of planning goes into making this night a special one. We honor all of our eighth-grade students and highlight those who have made a mark in their community […]

I recently held a “Caregiver Conversation” in Wells, and I’m hoping that others in Maine may wish to do the same. More than a caregiver support group (although we did touch on some of our shared experiences), these conversations help to raise awareness about the needs of caregivers, and start to examine the supports and […]

I was very impressed by the front-page article in the Journal Tribune (“Cutting to the chase about family and Asperger’s,” May 13) detailing Mr. Derek Volk’s recently published book, “Chasing the Rabbit.” Having spent 45 years as a teacher and administrator in the field of education, I can deeply appreciate Mr. Volk’s fatherly efforts in […]

A few words of thanks for making our exemplification of our fourth degree a big success. Thanks to Biddeford High School and their custodial staff for the use of the high school Little Theatre for our ceremony and the use of the school classrooms and cafeteria to get this all accomplished. Thanks to the Biddeford […]

Taking out the Kennebunk dams is a horrible idea. The push for the removal of the dams has been instigated by “advisors” that don’t live by the beautiful river we enjoy because of these dams. The previous commercial use of these dams has left toxins in the sediment that should not be disturbed. Don’t let […]