As the Town of Sanford considers a new proposal to reduce waste and increase recycling, we hope residents will be open to the options ”“ or get busy recycling. The town is waiting on a preliminary proposal for a program where residents would pay for trash bags upfront and later be reimbursed by WasteZero, an […]

“I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”  — Edna St. Vincent Millay (Dirge Without Music) Returning from my walk last Friday night, I noticed blue police cruiser lights flashing in front of my apartment and people lining the sidewalks. My initial assumption involved possibilities such as some sort of domestic […]

The National Basketball Association Playoffs began during the weekend ”“ and started with a bang. The Los Angeles Clippers appeared dead in the water at the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night, and at one point, they trailed by 27 points. But never count a team out in a basketball game. It’s true the NBA has […]

Thumbs down to the person, or persons, on the Biddeford City Council who are allegedly leaking information from closed-door meetings about the progress of Maine Energy Recovery Company negotiations. The updates are given in executive session for a reason ”“ because the information is not ready for public analysis or hypothesizing on proposals that are […]

Someone has been jamming emergency radio transmissions in the area, and putting all York County residents and emergency rescue personnel as risk. On Sunday, Lebanon Assistant Rescue Chief Jason Cole was on a serious medical call and looking for advanced life support help, when someone keyed up his or her radio at the same time […]

The creation of a new field and recreation area behind Dayton Consolidated School and the recent improvements to the Lyman Little League field at Cousens School are proof that volunteerism is alive and well in York County ”“ and it’s making a big difference, particularly in the lives of local children. After a lengthy planning […]

The little heart on a driver’s license that designates the holder as an organ donor won’t have any direct impact on the life of the person whose picture is above it. After all, that’s why the decision has to be made ahead of time ”“ donors aren’t alive to make it once it’s time to […]

Federal student loan interest rates are set to increase this summer unless Congress acts to keep the rates from doubling. President Barack Obama is pushing members of Congress to extend a law that cuts interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans. If nothing happens, those rates will double on July 1 ”“ from 3.4 percent to […]

More than a decade after becoming parents, my wife and I decided recently it was finally time for our first family vacation. We did extensive research before deciding on a destination for our brood, which consists of an 11-year-old, a 9-year-old, a 6-year-old, a youngish mother and a young-at-heart father. Since April vacation fell during […]

In the classic Hitchcock film “The Birds,” based on a short novel by Daphne du Maurier, flocks of crows and other assorted large birds descend upon a small, coastal California town and wreak havoc. Multiple human dramas unfold in the midst of all this, and I am reminded of that on this sunny day as […]