Thumbs up to the initiative planned this fall at Biddeford High School to encourage a love of reading in students. Too many young people are getting by on Cliff Notes and anecdotes rather than actually reading assigned material, and today’s technology is only distracting them more. Changing the culture at the school to one that […]

Residents, business owners and the City of Sanford are working together to get beautification projects funded and complete in the Springvale village area. Businessman Lionel Sevigny has led the charge, gathering other business owners and residents who support the beautification efforts to organize. The group is coordinating with other projects being done in the area, […]

Everybody seems to like hybrids, and they are often better than the originals that were combined to make them. Hybrid flowers are among the most prized beauties, while hybrid autos are both better for the environment and practical over long distances. There is one other thing about hybrids: They usually cost more. That’s one of […]

Maybe this is a generational thing, but whenever someone coins a unique or musical phrase ”“ like “bastardized hieroglyphics” ”“ somebody under the age of 40 will inevitably quip, “That would make a great name for a band!” Despite the fact that they’re joking, they’re oftentimes right. Although whether that’s due to linguistic brilliance or […]

Major changes are coming next year to the test for the General Education Diploma, better known as the GED, and adult education programs nationwide are preparing for the adjustment. A new GED test will debut in January 2014, focusing on standards that promote college and career readiness, and it will be computerized for the first […]

A Sanford nonprofit is helping other nonprofits by opening up a grants database for all to use. Strategies for a Stronger Sanford is providing free access to print and electronic sources from the Foundation Center, which maintains a database for grants. The database includes information for funding sources from more than 108,000 foundations, public donors […]

I have lost count of all the times I’ve allowed myself to be consumed by my thoughts and emotions and then, without warning, nature snaps me out of it in a totally unexpected way. It happened again just now, sitting here near the window on yet another in a long stretch of rainy evenings, pondering […]

Baseball is one of the greatest sports ever invented in the United States. Major League Baseball, the highest level of the game, has a rich history that transcends generations as each era produces its own heroes, villains, good teams, bad teams and mystique. In 1997, MLB officials added a twist to the sport when it […]

It is May in Augusta and the first session of the 126th Maine State Legislature is nearing the statutory end of the first regular session. Working for the taxpayers of Old Orchard Beach, I have listened. I have worked diligently on my bill, LD 427, An Act To Authorize Options for Local Revenue Enhancement. The […]