On behalf of the Friends of the Scarborough Library, we would like to thank the many members of the Scarborough community who helped make our annual book sale a wonderful success. We appreciate the generosity of those who donate books to the sale as well as those who purchase. Proceeds from the book sale enable […]

I am writing to urge voters to support Nancy E. Thompson in state House District 121. Nancy will be an outstanding legislator and advocate for the citizens of Cape Elizabeth. She has a proven record of public service. Nancy has been a tireless supporter of Cape Elizabeth schools, with years of service as a parent […]

Remember when report cards clued you in about how your child was doing in school? No longer. The new South Portland elementary school report cards list more than 100 skills about each student, written in bureaucratic jargon that only a grad student in education could care about. Some of the skills are vague but dressed […]

Falmouth citizens sent a clear message on Question 1: many didn’t agree about the needs, and others didn’t see the value. I suggest the Town Council now do what should have been done in the first place. First, honestly assess the real needs of Community Programs and the library and how much, if any, increased […]

Did Falmouth Town Councilor Fred Chase really call the community center plan a “lame-brained idea”? That’s an insult to the many people who worked to develop the plan and generate support for it. The plan received far more votes than Chase ever did. People will remember his comments. Joe O’DonnellFalmouth

To all of you who heard Michael Doyle in his campaign for a seat on the Falmouth School Board and voted what you heard, keep up the good work. The effort was just the first skirmish, not the war. Keeping the momentum going is now the challenge. Attend the Monday board meetings, make yourselves familiar […]