The nonprofit hopes to begin construction on its new 64-bed shelter next year and complete work in 2024.
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Christine Flowers: Condemn the nihilsm of abortion-rights activists
They’re fire-bombing pro-life pregnancy clinics. They’re defacing churches. They’re disrupting pro-life marches with threats of violence. And this is their reasoning: “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.” Those are the exact words written on the outside of a counseling center for pregnant women in Asheville, N.C., last week. Earlier, a Christian ministry in Buffalo, […]
Letters: Move forward with the Cabot Mill mural; Time to hang up our football cleats?
Move forward with the Cabot Mill mural June 10’s Times Record features a worthy op-ed written by Susan and Steve Weems responding to the controversy being advanced by a few folks about the mural proposed for the corrugated metal wall of a portion of the Cabot Mill (“Celebrating community resilience and spirit at Cabot Mill“). […]
John Micek: Capitol police officer reminds us what heroism looks like
Every Republican who’s ever denied or tried to minimize the hideously destructive reality of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should be required to sit and listen to the testimony of Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards. And if it takes strapping them into a chair and propping open their eyelids “A […]
Midcoast teams make noise in regional playoff action
Lisbon, Freeport, Brunswick all feature teams still in the hunt for regional and state titles this week.
Commentary: People overestimate groups they find threatening
When ‘sizing up’ others, bias sneaks in
Commentary: Nations are pledging to create ocean preserves – how do those promises add up?
Billions of people around the world rely on the ocean for food, income and cultural identity. But climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction are unraveling ocean ecosystems. As a marine ecologist, I study ways to improve ocean conservation and management by protecting key areas of the ocean. Many nations have created or promised to create […]
Freeport graduates celebrate return to Merrill Auditorium
Freeport High School once again held its graduation ceremony at Merrill Auditorium in Portland Sunday morning after the pandemic forced the event outdoors the past two years.
Morse graduates discuss passion and self-discovery
Morse High School held a student-led graduation ceremony Saturday at McMann Field.
Brunswick graduates urged to find meaning in life’s small moments
186 Brunswick seniors received their diplomas at Bowdoin College Friday after overcoming the challenges of remote learning during the pandemic.