While most teenagers spend the month of December wondering about what presents will be awaiting them under the Christmas tree, Joey McNerney of Windham sees it as another opportunity to help his neighbors. “I never feel like I’m done,” said McNerney, 18. “There’s always more people to help.” He is organizing this weekend’s Stuff the […]

While most teenagers spend the month of December wondering about what presents will be awaiting them under the Christmas tree, Joey McNerney of Windham sees it as another opportunity to help his neighbors. “I never feel like I’m done,” said McNerney, 18. “There’s always more people to help.” He is organizing this weekend’s Stuff the […]

Police union members and town officials in Bridgton gave themselves an early Christmas present this week by accepting a three-year contract. After nearly 18 months without an agreement, the three police officers and four dispatchers who are members of the Bridgton Federation of Public Employees and Bridgton Town Manager Mitchell Berkowitz and the Bridgton Board […]

Police union members and town officials in Bridgton gave themselves an early Christmas present this week by accepting a three-year contract. After nearly 18 months without an agreement, the three police officers and four dispatchers who are members of the Bridgton Federation of Public Employees and Bridgton Town Manager Mitchell Berkowitz and the Bridgton Board […]

Dear Former Councilor Michael Shaughnessy, you often write that my style of leadership is “smug, condescending, self righteous, in poor taste and all around undeserving of our community.” Well, sir, I would suggest you spend more time analyzing why you were voted out of office, and less time trying to destroy the reputation of someone […]

Dear Former Councilor Michael Shaughnessy, you often write that my style of leadership is “smug, condescending, self righteous, in poor taste and all around undeserving of our community.” Well, sir, I would suggest you spend more time analyzing why you were voted out of office, and less time trying to destroy the reputation of someone […]

Dear Former Councilor Michael Shaughnessy, you often write that my style of leadership is “smug, condescending, self righteous, in poor taste and all around undeserving of our community.” Well, sir, I would suggest you spend more time analyzing why you were voted out of office, and less time trying to destroy the reputation of someone […]

Looking at the Portland Water District’s overruns on the Little Falls sewer conveyance it is important that we keep our eyes on the bigger picture. No doubt, some serious mistakes were made. There were not enough contingencies built into the budget by district at the outset. If these were but a few percentages larger, then […]

Officials from Raymond responded to the fiscal year 2007-2008 budget proposed by the Cumberland County budget advisory committee last week through a letter, expressing their dismay about an 8 percent increase in the county tax bill. On Monday night, the county budget committee reduced the increase to 5.5 percent during the final review of the […]

Are people in southern Maine finally smartening up? Consider the evidence: In November, Portland voters kicked Democratic kingpin Jim Cloutier off the City Council and Green Independent financial whiz Ben Meiklejohn off the School Committee. After a brief flirtation with artiness, Westbrook has decided it doesn’t want to be “the next Portland” and will remain […]