Thumbs up to those who attended Saturday’s town meetings in Lyman and Waterboro. In Lyman, there were barely enough people present to make the 40 minimum for a quorum, and selectmen said they appreciated those who made it out on a sunny June Saturday. In Waterboro, 42 people took an active interest in their community […]
Journal Tribune Opinion
Mustang Rescue thanks volunteers
A brief thank you to all who made our project for Day of Caring a huge success: ”¢ Jason Ketterick of United Way of York County for organizing and facilitating our project. ”¢ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and their wonderful volunteers for their time, talent and hard work constructing a three rail wooden fence. ”¢ Home […]
Editorial Roundup
Bennington Banner (Vt.), June 8: If you suspect that you may not have enough money to retire, a new study says you’re right on the money (pun intended). Rather, about half of you are. The Government Accountability Study, which was prepared at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., found that many workers who are […]
The GOP’s worst nightmare: The Donald
Donald Trump has entered the presidential race and the rest of the Republican party can’t be happy about it. Trump is obviously a smart guy and a successful businessman ”“ although he had a head start thanks to his father’s success. But the fact that Trump has finally decided to run for president, after floating […]
Meetings to be held to discuss future of Second Congregational Church
Here at Second Congregational in Biddeford we do our best to allow programs that are needed in the community to use our space for a small fee, because we feel that is what the church is here for. The church is located in the downtown area where there is easy access for those who need […]
AARP commends legislature
AARP Maine commends the legislature for its recent override of Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of LD 382 which will provide free protection against identity theft for Mainers. The Governor vetoed An Act to Amend the Allowable Security Freeze Fees Charged by a Consumer Reporting Agency, but the legislature swiftly counteracted. Thanks to the veto override, the […]
The downside of downsizing
It’s time for us to start thinking of moving into a smaller house ”“ a house with only one level, with less to clean and repair. We’ve decided we don’t want to spend the rest of our lives vacuuming rooms we don’t use, dusting things we don’t need and washing things we don’t want anymore. […]