Last week when a friend asked me offhandedly if I had ever called a game in which Mariano Rivera pitched, I responded truthfully that I had. But I didn’t see the just-retired New York Yankee relief ace earn any of his all-time record 652 major league saves, ply his trade at any major league ballpark, […]

September in Old Orchard Beach has brought an end to the tourist season; however, it is just the beginning of some of the best times in Maine. As legislators, we have the opportunity to send mailings to the people we serve once a year, and I chose to generate and send out a survey to […]

Thumbs up to all those who helped organize and participated in a ceremony the weekend before last at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach that recognized the 500-plus Mainers in the military who are still missing in action or prisoners of war, dating back to World War II. The event ”“ POW/MIA Recognition Day ”“ […]

It’s refreshing to finally have a pope who is ready to accept people for who they are, while not compromising the Catholic Church’s doctrine. Even though Catholic churches will not begin to accept homosexuality, abortion or endorse the use of contraceptives, Pope Francis’ recent remarks that the church has become too focused on these “small-minded […]

Drawing a “red line” is turning out to be a mistake. President Obama drew a red line, warning the Syrian government not to cross it by using chemical weapons against rebels in its civil war. U.S. House Republicans drew a red line, saying that if the Democrats did not agree to defund the Affordable Care […]

Earlier this week, Eliot Cutler announced that he is running for governor in 2014 as an independent, alongside Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud and Republican incumbent Gov. Paul LePage. Some have said Cutler should drop out, calling him a spoiler ”“ particularly opponents of LePage who feel his candidacy helped LePage narrowly win the […]

It took me about an hour to pan-fry a chicken breast on my first-ever attempt, which is pretty pathetic when you think about it. Considering how quickly meat cooks when tended to by someone who actually knows what they’re doing, devoting an hour to that simple task is like a Christmas enthusiast carving out a […]

After some unseasonably warm weather last week, the chill of fall has officially set in, and with it, the annual festivals marking the change of seasons. Locally, the Shaker Hill Apple Festival and Chalk on the Walk took place over the last few weekends, and on tap this Saturday are the 24th annual Cornish Apple […]

Hillary Clinton keeps making news, even though she stepped down from her position as secretary of state. It looks as if she is still working on becoming the first female president of the United States. In a recent interview in New York Magazine, Clinton said she was wrestling with running for president, but was being […]

A group of volunteers did the trimming, mowing and landscaping work at the old Goodall Mansion this past weekend, taking time out of their schedules to beautify this historic property, which had been left unattended all summer. The grass was knee-high, among other unsightly results of property inattention, and a few folks decided they were […]