After voters nixed a $75 million plan to renovate three school buildings in Regional School Unit 21 in January, school officials have gone back to the drawing board to figure out a scaled-down, more palatable plan to present to residents in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel. The results are in, and as for the new cost, […]

As the Department of Homeland Security tries to deliver busloads of Central American children and families to places of temporary safety, shrieking demonstrators in California, Arizona, and other states are barring the way and demanding these kids be dumped over the border. These outbursts resemble the ugly mentality that, in 1939, prompted our government to […]

Imagine being a whale, cruising swiftly along in the waters off the East Coast, only to be violently disturbed by a blast of noise as loud as a jet engine ”“ not once, but every 20 to 24 seconds, all day, for at least 17 days. That’s what’s being proposed by the U.S. Geological Survey, […]

From the moment a patient hears the words “you have cancer,” all the way through to survivorship, they cope with pain, stress and side effects from treatment. Some of this can be the result of a lack of coordination between the doctors, nurses and other professionals who treat the patient, or a lack of understanding […]

We are soliciting the assistance of Biddeford voters to prevent a cell tower from being built near a residential area and three schools. Sadly, the planning board recommended approval, and the city council approved a contract zone for this tower, which is an exception to the zoning regulations. There is a large body of evidence […]

Kudos and thanks to Dan Blaney and his crew for a fun and informative history trolley ride in Old Orchard Beach. I’m writing this letter to encourage others to give this tour a try. You will learn about the many big names that came to Old Orchard Beach, such as Robert Frost, Charles Lindbergh and […]

It would be strange to suddenly be living in Idaho, not least of all because I know nothing about it. Ask any random person what they know about Idaho, and the answer invariably comes back the same: “Uh, they’re the ones with the potatoes, right?” Right. But that’s not exactly helpful. That’s like a defense […]

It’s difficult for most of us to even contemplate a darkness of the mind so deep that a man would feel he had no other option but to kill his wife and children. And yet, that is where 33-year-old Joel Smith apparently found himself last Saturday, when police say he shot his wife, Heather Smith, […]