AUBURNMaine is a small state, relatively speaking, with a big problem. Nearly 13.7 percent of its roughly 1.3 million citizens are experiencing some level of food insecurity.To some, 13.7 percent may not seem like a lot, but for those who cannot afford to feed their families enough, it can be the biggest problem in the […]

AUBURNWhen the Bath Daily Times and the Brunswick Record merged and published the first edition of The Times Record on Feb. 6, 1967, the lead story on page 1 read, “Poverty plagues one in four families.”Now, nearly 48 years later, the problem is far from solved. Census Bureau data pegs Maine’s population living in poverty at […]

Asynchronous development in children can be challenging for parents. As a child grows, development is expected to progress somewhat evenly in all aspects of the whole child. Having balance across all areas of development is not the case for the asynchronous child.Often an asynchronous child will show exceptional ability in one aspect of their development. […]

One of the risks of participating in winter activities is the danger of developing frostbite which can occur when body tissues are exposed to temperatures below the freezing point of skin. Thousands of people experience frostbite each year. Frostbite is a medical emergency.According to the emedicine article “Frostbite” (www.emedicinehealth.com/ frostbite/article_em.htm), Napoleon’s surgeon general, Baron Dominique Larrey, […]

The new year for People Plus brings a renewed interest in tackling the “core values” at Brunswick’s popular Senior Community Center, and a new series of Lunch & Learn programs is designed to do just that.“The focus is to age well.” Executive Director Stacy V. Frizzle explained, “healthy minds and healthy bodies are at the […]

Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. All three of these holidays revolve around tradition, family, friends and assessing the year that was: Have I done everything I could have done? Have I been the best person possible? Have I given as much of myself as I could? Did I fulfill my purpose?These are questions that beg self-reflection and, […]

According to President Barack Obama and some members of Congress, the country is in an economic recovery period following the recession.Gauging by the increasing use at soup kitchens and food pantries throughout The Times Record’s circulation area, however, the good economic news has yet to filter down to Joe Average Citizen.“I’ve seen a lot of […]

“Thank you so much for the food I got last week,” an 83-year-old woman told Pastor Wally Staples recently. “I was able to eat all week.”It was a sobering thought for Staples, leader of Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene and the Wiscasset Nazarene Outreach, a food bank operating under the church’s umbrella. He read between […]

BATH — School lunch period is just winding down on Friday, and students around Maine are looking at the clock, waiting for the weekend.  Three more hours before they’re free to head home for a snack and begin their two days of freedom from school. Two carefree days to spend with friends, doing whatever they […]

Clothing choices are key, as are warming breaks and common sense. Plus a personal mini-heater helps.