By all accounts, Maine’s redistricting process this year – ratified by the Legislature on Wednesday – was civil, and, at least in public, harmonious. With a tight deadline, the 15-member Reapportionment Commission reached unanimous agreement on the four “maps” – the two Congressional districts, House, Senate and county commissioner districts. That had something to do […]
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Local roundup: Lisbon field hockey falls to Winthrop
Maddie Perkins scores two goals, adds two assists for Ramblers in win over Greyhounds.
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Morse cheerleader shares love of sport with 99-year-old great-grandmother
Senior Olivia Cunningham finds inspiration from great-grandmother Eva Wood.
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Eloise Vitelli: Maine’s natural resources should be enjoyed and protected
Saturday, Sept. 25 was National Public Lands Day — a reminder that we should get out and enjoy all the wonders of the natural world, and do our part to protect it. Maine is home to 48 state parks and historic sites, as well as Acadia National Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National […]
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Letter: Anti-abortion demonstration coming to Wiscasset
Abortion continues to be in the news. It is the greatest social justice issue of our time. Over 60 million children have been denied their right to life since the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision in 1973. On Sunday, Oct. 3, Life Chains, as they have for the past 33 years, will again occupy […]
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Susan Collins: Preventing nursing homes closures and protecting patients’ access to care
The COVID pandemic has taken an enormous toll on our health care providers, particularly long-term care facilities and rural hospitals. Four Maine nursing homes announced in September that they would be shutting their doors, displacing more than 100 residents, and many other long-term care facilities are struggling to stay open. Over the course of the […]
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Brunswick High football team resumes practices amid hazing probe
The school district and local police continue their investigations into an alleged incident that took place during a team retreat in August.
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Letters: Reject CMP’s proposed corridor; Diversity concepts create echo chamber
Reject CMP’s proposed corridor Mainers should not be fooled by the lies and distortions coming from the opponents of Question 1. This referendum is about protecting the western Maine mountains. The first part of the referendum bans high impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region. The second part ensures that future projects like this […]
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Guest column: Trying to recycle the wrong materials drives up costs for everybody
The town of Brunswick embraces recycling as an essential step in the Maine waste management hierarchy after reducing and reusing. Waste reduction and recycling are part of the Town Council’s Climate Change Resolution adopted on Dec. 2, 2019. Recycling reduces global greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing energy consumed in mining and drilling for new ores […]
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Guest column: Reduce waste instead of arguing over where it should go
In his most recent Recycle Bin commentaries (“Waste to energy safety,” The Times Record, Sept. 14), Harry Hopcroft continues to assert that burning trash is a more environmentally friendly solution than landfilling it. It’s an opinion that is held by some but has been disproven by science and even the staunchest zero waste advocates. And […]