While last weekend might have felt like we were living in Florida with the unexpected late-summer blast of heat, Maine is certainly not Florida. And while the heat is fun for a short period, we are grateful not to have the persistent heat that the South has had to endure this summer. We are also […]
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Your Land: A bridge quite near
Over the past week, even amid the rains that have seemed constant punctuation this summer, work began on the first project in the projected 10-year effort to upgrade Mere/Mare Brook from its current “urban-impaired” state. On Sept. 1, a newly completed footbridge carried its first walkers over the stream. Part of the effort to help […]
BoomerTECH Adventures: Have phone, will travel
“Yikes! Where’s my phone?” I was standing in line to board the bus to Logan Airport, frantically searching through my carry-on bag, when I realized that my phone — my lifeline during my upcoming trip — was missing. Before panic set in, I remembered that I had the app Find My on my iPad. The Portland […]
The Conversation: Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely
THE CONVERSATION — U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business. Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2023. And in that time, it will need to enact […]
1 arrested at Bath sobriety checkpoint
The checkpoint was funded with a $6,000 federal grant as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.
Democrat running unopposed in Bath special election for Maine House seat
Democrat David Sinclair will be the only candidate on the ballot in special election for the House District 50 seat.
From the Chamber: Don’t ignore the signs — health in 2023
This is a story I wasn’t going to tell, at least not here. To be honest, it strains the limits of the business section for me to use this space for what may appear, at first, to be a personal health story. Yet the dozen or so people I’ve shared this news with have told […]
Dick Polman: Amid Trump’s indictments, remembering Obama’s Fashiongate
In the annals of scandal, Aug. 29 was quite an eventful day. I’ll try to unpack the proceedings. The federal judge in the feds’ election subversion case decreed that the coup commander shall go on trial in Washington on March 4 – and if he doesn’t like it, well, tough: “Mr. Trump, like any defendant, […]
Joe Guzzardi: DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring U.S. citizens
President Biden’s Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-founded company. In its 13-page complaint, the Justice Department alleges that SpaceX “discriminated against asylees and refugees throughout its hiring process, including during recruiting, screening, and selection, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act.” The case’s outcome will be a landmark in […]
Mom’s Organic Munchies planning move to Brunswick
Betty Crush started Mom’s Organic Munchies in Freeport.
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