For most of us living here today, the rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship came with birth ”“ but many people, unfortunately, take them for granted. Most take little to no time to follow the politics of their town or state, let alone the nation, and some don’t even bother to vote when it […]

Although Maine was not hit as hard as some other states in the region, the high winds, heavy rain and resulting damage of Hurricane Sandy accounted for more than 165,000 power outages in the Central Maine Power service area. CMP’s crews worked quickly and efficiently to restore the majority of its customers within 24 hours. […]

This week, the East Coast experienced a devastating hurricane. And just two weeks ago, many of us in the Northeast felt the earthquake that had its epicenter in Hollis. Natural disasters will always occur. Some, like the earthquake, are not able to be predicted, and for others, like Hurricane Sandy we can get advance warning, […]

As we come to the end of another Halloween season of ghouls and ghosts, we’re reminded that real life is much scarier than any imaginary villain we can concoct. Few things are more frightening, in fact, than deadly threats against your health or the health of those you love. We have plenty of those types […]

Super PAC and PAC funds flooding this election cycle has been well-covered this year, but what has not garnered as much attention is the spending in Maine’s legislative races. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections released a report Friday showing that spending is on the rise ”“ and it’s rising quickly. The findings, detailed in the […]

There’s a small pond nearby whose existence is a secret of mine, or so I like to think. Oh, others know of it, too, and flock to its secluded banks in summer to rest and recreate. But now that they have mostly returned to wherever it is they migrate from each year, it’s all mine […]

Sunlight on a small pond splits into millions of water gems. (RACHEL LOVEJOY PHOTO)

Lessons learned in the sports world can be hard, and two York County high school teams learned that over this past weekend. Both the Biddeford girls volleyball and Thornton Academy girls soccer teams steamrolled through their regular seasons. Both teams were unbeaten and earned monumental wins. Thornton finished 14-0 for the first time in school […]

Thumbs up to all those who participated in Food Day last week. Freshmen students from Sanford High School cooked up healthy meals and snacks for visitors at McDougal Orchards in Springvale Wednesday, while Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant and Saco Mayor Mark Johnston spoke about the prevalence of food insecurity in Maine at the Saco Farmers […]

George McGovern was an unusual person. Not because he ran for president. Not because of the size of his loss in 1972. Not because of the policies he proposed. He was an extraordinary person because, at the highest level of national public life, both friends and opponents could marvel at his honesty, decency and compassion. […]