Morse High School English teacher Johnna Stanton hopes her work with teens will propel her to victory in a series of online votes with a $10,000 prize.
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Guest column: Reunion disunion – A case for skipping class reunions
It’s spring, when the thoughts of the young and not-so-young turn to — school reunions. In a recent return to my native New York City, my college friend Donna greeted me with, “I’m co-chairing our 50th Douglass College (of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) reunion. I laughed when my co-chair said she’d call […]
Letters: Grateful for care; Life is precious
Grateful for care I recently spent two weeks in intensive care at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick followed by four weeks of rehab in Bodwell. I am writing to express my gratitude for the wonderful personal care I got in both. The nurses and nurses’ assistants in both places could not have been more helpful […]
Guest column: Bipartisan supplemental budget invests in Mainers
A phrase we hear a lot around the State House is that the budget is a statement of values — it’s a clear declaration of what we find most important. How we negotiate and pass a budget is also a statement of our values. The recently passed supplemental budget, and the negotiations that formed it, […]
Local roundup: Lisbon baseball slips past Oak Hill in extras
The Greyhounds score in the eighth inning to pull out victory.
Sagadahoc Sheriff’s Office to host gun safety training in wake of 2021 shootings
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office will host a free, two-night citizen handgun safety training at the West Bath Fire Station from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 2 and 3.
The Conversation: How a South African community’s request for its genetic data raises questions about ethical and equitable research
THE CONVERSATION — Scientists believe Africa is where modern humans first emerged. For the past decade, our team of genetic researchers from the Henn Lab have worked among the Khoe-San and self-identified “Coloured” communities in South Africa, which comprise multiple ethnic groups in the region, requesting DNA and generating genetic data to help unravel the history and prehistory of […]
Wedding wave coming in 2022 after 2 years of pandemic postponements
Maine expects a surge in weddings big and small in 2022, according to local vendors and data from the Portland City Clerk’s office.
Local roundup: Morse baseball falls to Gray-New Gloucester
Tom Guild has two hits for Shipbuilders in loss.
David Treadwell: Two gigantic yard sales for two great causes
Hear ye, hear ye, citizens of Brunswick and beyond! Spring is in the air. Yard sales loom on the horizon. Seize the moment. Prepare to make deals of a lifetime at two amazing, grand and glorious yard sales. Bring your billfolds and your buddies. You get things you want. Two extraordinary local organizations benefit in […]