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Midcoast Literacy seeks new volunteers for fall training
Midcoast Literacy, a nonprofit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for volunteers who want to work with kids and one for volunteer English language tutors for adults. Midcoast Literacy serves individuals in Sagadahoc, Lincoln and northern Cumberland counties, and […]
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Pet Prattle: The judgment of pet owners
I was scrolling through Instagram the other day after work and came across a happy adoption story in my feed. It was a sweet story of a dog left overnight at a shelter in their designated public drop-off area. He had been left with his bed, food, toys and a handwritten note from his family. […]
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Intertidal: Catching a ride with big storms
The recent hurricanes have brought strange weather to the Maine coast and, along with the Canadian wildfires, have made for some oddly both foggy and hazy days interspersed with some blustery and wavy moments thanks to the storms and the super moon–induced extra tides. All of this unsettled weather would make most creatures hunker down […]
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Letters to the editor: Tepler endorsement, Republican for Harris
In support of Tepler for Senate I am writing in support of Denise Tepler for Senate representing Sagadahoc County and Dresden. I have known Denise about 30 years through our involvement with Williams-Cone PTO. She represented Topsham as our representative for eight years, most recently as co-chair on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A Chowderhead weekend
Each July, the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society organizes a long weekend of exciting outdoor activities collectively called the Summer Picnic. For many years, base camp for the picnic has been Webb’s Campground in West Forks, and we were back there again this year. The entertainment began Friday with a swift water rescue clinic on […]
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Danny Tyree: Did you remember your pets in your will?
My bachelor Uncle Vernon refused to make out a last will and testament. Twenty-one years ago, he passed away unexpectedly. That left his beloved (but decrepit) English Shepherd dog Fred in a pickle. Luckily, my mother volunteered to adopt Fred and care for him in his final years. Things haven’t always worked out that smoothly […]
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Stacy Frizzle-Edgerton: Could I get some sleep, please?
So something has been keeping me awake at night … I’ve been worried about something that’s been happening at the People Plus Center and the homes of our members. It’s something that can be prevented, and often has life-changing and disastrous consequences. It seems like lots of people are falling down! Over the last several […]
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Dick Polman: Tim Walz and the power of heartland authenticity
Tim Walz is the kind of guy Democrats have long needed on the national ticket. Fairly or not, Dems have long been perceived as coastal elitists who can’t emotionally connect with flyover country. But here’s this two-fisted pep-talking plain-speaking duck-hunting neighbor-helping school-teaching pigskin-loving flannel-wearing hunk of homespun Americana, and it’s no wonder the delegates went […]
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Brunswick to host special public meeting in wake of chemical spill
Brunswick Town Hall announced on Sunday that it would be hosting a special public meeting in the wake of the largest foam spill the town has seen in 30 years.