With access to the Internet and scores of ways to find others’ personal information, restricting access to birth and marriage licenses is not the way to prevent fraud and identity theft. The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee recently heard from Christine Zukas-Lessard of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on L.D. 1781, […]

The Obama administration hopes 3.5 million new jobs will be created in three years with its new jobs bill. The goal probably won’t be reached, but we have to start somewhere, because too many people remain unemployed. Jobs are the backbone of our economy. It was the promise of well-paying jobs that brought so many […]

Recently, the councilors of the City of Saco have been discussing changes to the transfer station ”“ from closing it to changing its location or adding security measures. At issue is the site’s proximity to recreation fields that are used by children, as some residents feel the uses conflict. Our question is: Why all the […]

The recent proposal in Biddeford to charge a service fee to some non-profit organizations on income they raise from residential rentals is one of those rare suggestions that sounds initially reasonable but, after some thought, flat out ridiculous. Saco is the only city in the state that has been charging this fee since it became […]

Arundel’s middle school students may not be fully aware of it, but they are surrounded by a dispute that ”“ one way or another ”“ will affect their scholastic future. In fact, it’s their immediate future that is up for debate: Whether they will go to Thornton Academy Middle School, Middle School of the Kennebunks, […]

“Standing at the back door, she tried to make it fast. One tear hit the hardwood, it fell like broken glass. She said, ”˜Sometimes love slips away and you can’t get it back. Let’s face it.’ For one split second she almost turned around but that would be like pouring rain drops back into a […]

The actress Claire Danes appeared recently on “Late Night with David Letterman” to promote her latest film. When asked how many movies she had made in her prolific young career, Danes was caught up short. “I have to Wikipedia myself,” she said. Her response confirms what many people already know: That Wikipedia, like Google, is […]

A famous New Yorker editor advised when I submitted a piece for their Talk of the Town column years ago, write about the grace and not the pain and you will catch the reader’s full attention. And this column will follow that editorial advice of years ago. As readers know, I have been on dialysis […]

Thumbs up to Lisa Boisvert of North Waterboro, who rescued Charanay Pok and her two young children from their vehicle after it flipped into the little Ossipee River last Thursday. Boisvert’s quick-thinking and calm most likely saved three lives, since the family was in danger of drowning while waiting for rescue crews to arrive. Not […]

It’s good news that Hannaford will shortly move into the vacant supermarket on Route 1, but we’re sure many share some regret that Garden Street Market, as a consequence, will close. A downtown market with decent parking, a good selection and familiar faces is a rarity and the heyday of Kennebunk’s store will long be […]