Thumbs up to Jimmy Hunt Barker and Kenneth White Douglas, owners of the Wedding Cake House in Kennebunk, who have graciously opened the doors to their home as a charity fundraiser for the last month. Although the tours end today, organizers ”“ members of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Kennebunk ”“ said in a […]

After months of negotiations, employees of the Hostess plant in Biddeford are in a tough spot. The fate of the Biddeford factory is effectively in their hands: Hostess CEO Gregory F. Rayburn has said, in his letter published on this page today, that the company will close if they strike and there will be “no […]

Last week, I received emails from two friends, each supporting different Maine U.S. Senate candidates. They reveal that this year’s campaign is really about the Republicans. The Democrats may offer an alternative, but for many, simply holding back tea party conservatism is what matters. In one email, Cynthia Dill, the Democratic candidate, was praised for […]

College students in New Hampshire who come from out of state will still be able to vote there come Election Day, provided they register to do so. Despite a law that was passed earlier this year by the state’s lawmakers that would require students to sign a statement saying they declare New Hampshire their home […]

If you were walking through your neighborhood and heard someone let loose with a loud profanity, you’d bristle, right? Flinch? Maybe do a little scowling and muttering? Sure you would. Nobody likes to hear that. And unless you’ve spent a lot of time in an army barracks ”“ in a bunk between Andrew Dice Clay […]

In the midst of the Great Depression, my great-grandfather, Joseph Dallaire, took his family from their farm in Canton, Maine, to the mill city of Biddeford, where he was believed to be the last public works employee in the city with a horse and wagon. As they adjusted to city life, his children, and later […]

With the recent news that Goodall Hospital in Sanford and Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford plan to merge, we’re hopeful that this change will mean better care for patients, while preserving as many jobs as possible. In this difficult economy, it seems mergers are the new black. Just last week, this merger was announced, […]

If people look around the next time they’re at a game or practice of a York County sports team, they will see a lot of athletes wearing pink. It doesn’t matter if it’s a field hockey team or a football team, athletes are donning the color either on their socks, shoes or with some apparel […]

I went into the woods today to walk, to see what there was to see and to hear what there was to hear. As I took the first step across the doorsill that connects the bustling world to that of the serene and still, I hung my subjectivity on a nearby branch like an old […]

Thumbs up to the Town of Old Orchard Beach for finally reducing the cost of a DVD copy of a recorded municipal meeting. For years, the town was charging people $40 ”“ a hefty fee ”“ to own a copy of a town meeting on tape. That is simply an unreasonable and prohibitive cost for […]