BRUNSWICK — Each year at Christmas time, Jason Reil decides that he can handle his schizophrenia without medication. Although prescription drugs control his symptoms well during the rest of the year — leaving him recently “on top of the world” and volunteering at a local soup kitchen — some time between November and January each […]

I love thumbing through the seed catalogs, and look forward to their arrival every year. On the other hand, I do wonder about the environmental impact of having so many seed companies sending thousands upon thousands of catalogs through the mail. So I have resolved not to request any more catalogs and I have started […]

Northern Sun FamilyHealth Care, Topsham A girl, Faith Evelyn Cunningham, to Linda Dall and Charles Cunningham of Brunswick, Jan. 9, 2012. A girl, Kaylee Faith Meir, to Amanda and Michael Meir of Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 26, 2012. A girl, Madlyn Caia Nolan, to Sallie and Patrick Nolan of Bowdoin, Jan. 24, 2012. A boy, EJ […]

Planning a romantic Valentine’s dinner for two? Well, with Valentine’s Day a week away, you may find it hard to get a reservation at that fancy and expensive steak house. Instead, plan for a special night at home, full of good food and good company. Having a steak house dinner at home is easy, more […]

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Back in 2001 Jarrett Krosoczka was visiting his old elementary school in Worcester to talk to students about his first book, “Good Night, Monkey Boy,” which had just been published. While he was there, he ran into the school’s longtime “lunch lady,” Jean Cargilia, who started chatting about her grandchildren. “I was like, […]

The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Robert Long at 729-3311. A report on page A1 of Friday’s edition should have quoted RVI owner Bill King as saying the company “sold 10,000 snowmobiles” since it […]