Thumbs up to Sanford High School Principal Al Young, Assistant Principal Doug Roberts and School Resource Officer Mike Gordon for their smooth handling of the unfortunate stabbing incident at the school Thursday. Gordon and the administrators should be commended for adhering to emergency response procedures that helped them maintain calm and control after one student […]

Wave after curling wave rushes inward from the deep green waters of Muscongus Bay, crashing into the fractured rocks of the shoreline and bursting ocean spray about like frothy fireworks. Safely perched above the scene on Leighton Head, we enjoy a front row seat for the awesome natural display on this magic mile of Maine […]

Right-wing comments inflammatory An Associated Press article in the Press Herald asks, “Has political discourse reached an all-time low?” I propose the general answer is no, but the conservative right has. Unfortunately, many on the right are getting their information from those who benefit most from instilling panic and fear. Talk-radio hosts and their wannabes […]

Maple syrup producers were unhappy with last week’s balmy temperatures, which slowed the flow of sap into both old fashioned buckets and modern collection systems. Experts tell us that frosty nights and warm days are the right combination for top production. The weather this March has been less than optimum for stimulating the hydraulic system […]

Your retirement can truly bring you golden years, but when you lack adequate resources, or have been forced to retire before you were ready, your retirement income may not be able to give you the life you had hoped for, especially in turbulent times. Just go to any mall in America, and notice how many […]

Maple Hill Farm, a country inn in Hallowell, generates electricity via a 10 kilowatt wind turbine and another 15 kilowatts from 126 rooftop solar panels, the largest such array in Maine. Solar energy also provides most of the inn’s hot water. The Inn uses recycled products wherever possible and offers amenities like soap and shampoo […]

It’s reasonably likely that Congressional Republicans will oppose efforts to fix the U.S. financial system with the same determination they have shown against health care reform. House Minority Leader John Boehner last week told the American Bankers Association he expects legislation will be bottled up for a year or more. He urged bankers to lobby […]

As legislators from York County who have co-sponsored a bill to support increased access to dental care in Maine, we demonstrate the sort of bi-partisan support that is lining up behind this issue. If approved, LD 1798 would provide bond funds on a competitive basis to establish a teaching clinic at a dental school, and […]

The rules behind Maine’s new medical marijuana law are beginning to take shape ”“ and they appear commendably cautious. A legislative committee has completed work on a plan that will now be considered by the full Legislature. Communities throughout the state, Biddeford among them, are looking to the state for guidance before the new law […]

It was a giant step from my three days a week dialysis treatment at the York County Dialysis Center in Biddeford for the past two years and that of actually performing peritoneal dialysis in the bedroom of my Kennebunk apartment. But that step was taken a week ago under the watchful eye of Connie, my […]