The Portland Elks Lodge will hold its annual foul shooting contest Jan. 6 at McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave. Registration will be held at 9 a.m. and shooting will start at 9:45 a.m. The event offers competition in three boys’ and girls’ divisions of three age groups: 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. Local winners will […]
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Posted inBusiness
Farmers to You links Vermont-area growers, Boston families
A small-scale direct-to-consumer distribution system is growing rapidly and hoping to effect a change in the way consumers eat.
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Posted inLife & Culture
Murray’s FDR right on the money
TELLURIDE, Colo. – Actors are used to pressure, but the task before Bill Murray in “Hyde Park on Hudson” was more than a little stressful. Director Roger Michell said that if the “Ghostbusters” and “Groundhog Day” veteran didn’t want to star as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he wouldn’t make the movie at all, and Murray knew […]
Posted inNews
Photos: Civic Center public skating
Families head to the Cumberland County Civic Center for some ice time.
Posted inNation & World
Midge Turk Richardson, 82, former nun, Seventeen editor
She left a religious order after 18 years, joined the New York social swirl and married a former tennis star.
Posted inClose to Home
Births
Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Mid Coast Hospital Madeline Gray Barone, born Dec. 18 to Michael and Hillary (Heeley) Barone, Brunswick. Grandparents: George and Judi Heeley, Brunswick; Harriet and Richard Barone, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New Year’s Eve hosts should use caution
Young drivers are at particular risk of making bad choices after late-night holiday parties.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Augusta has made many improvements, but there’s much more to do
State lawmakers must put aside their differences in order to build on positive business climate changes.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Higher taxes for rich not ‘theft’
William Vaughan of Chebeague Island states that the argument for higher taxes on higher incomes amounts to endorsing theft (“Argument for higher taxes amounts to endorsing theft,” Dec. 24). I believe that Mr. Vaughan, possessor of a Ph.D., should have opened whatever dictionary he owns before commencing his writing. He uses “theft” and “stealing” interchangeably, […]
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Another View: Gun-control advocates exploit a crisis for political reasons
The response to Newtown should be uplifting morality and individual liberty, not more laws.