SCARBOROUGH – A national breakfast chain based in Colorado is coming to the East Coast, starting in Scarborough. Founded in 1987, The Egg & I boasts 51 restaurants in 10 states, but none any further east than Alabama. The Maine location, run by franchise owner Martin Mason, of Scarborough, is slated to open in mid-May, […]
February 2012
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Letter: Thanks for Casco's safe return
As many people are aware, I was involved in a serious automobile accident on the evening of Jan. 16 in Falmouth. My two Chesapeake Bay retrievers were kenneled and strapped down securely in the back bed of my truck. Because of the severity of the accident, one kennel was ejected from my truck. I was […]
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Maine fuel company overwhelmed by donations
A Dixfield oil-delivery company says it has received $100,000 in donations since a heartbreaking New York Times article about Mainers struggling to keep their homes warm.
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Entire staff replaced at LA school linked to sex abuse
The 120-member staff at Miramonte Elementary is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sex abuse by two of the school’s teachers.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – An SOS for the BLT
I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – An SOS for the BLT
I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – Keep the faith – and pass the doughnuts
An interesting discussion ensued last week at the coffee shop when Ginnie MacLane sent a note requesting the manager to stop selling her husband so many rich doughnuts. According to the note, her husband didn’t have the willpower to say no to these delicious concoctions and his waistline was beginning to reflect his lack of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Building the perfect beast
There are a few acceptable reasons for keeping your identity a secret. Such as: The mob is looking for you in connection with your grand jury testimony. You’ve just won the lottery, and you have a lot of freeloading relatives. You’re Batman. That’s about it. Everybody else who deliberately hides behind a cloak of anonymity […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Expert advice – and free, too
I have no news to report from Augusta. I keep wondering, like some of you, what will happen when and if Gov. LePage gets his way and ravages the Tobacco Fund so some of us go back to paying nearly $100 a month for our Medicare. I wonder if he’s still planning on a drug […]
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Casino under fire for seeking out-of-state workers
The Oxford Casino posted 22 openings on casinocareers.com, including security officers, dealers, a human resources clerk and management positions.