WINDHAM – Officials from the Maine Department of Corrections have started a feasibility study on construction of a new and more efficient Maine Correctional Center in Windham. A modernized facility would bring local jobs to the area and be better designed to meet the overall needs of the facility, said Scott Fish, director of special […]
September 2013
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham loses planning director
WINDHAM – Windham councilors are searching for a replacement for Brooks More, the former planning director whose last day on the job was Sept. 19. According to those he worked with, More’s commitment to his duties as town planner will not be forgotten. More was an asset to the community, said assistant planner Ben Smith, […]
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Soul food
CUMBERLAND – All week long at the Cumberland Fair, a group of volunteers serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it’s not “fair food” that attracts customers. “All the food is homemade,” said Carol West, volunteer cook and member of the First Congregational Church in Gray, who wakes up at 4:30 a.m. to bake muffins, pies […]
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Theater Review: ‘School For Lies’ gives Moliere a devilishly fun twist
If “society is nothing but a school for lies,” then Mad Horse Theatre is a double-edged blade of wit that cuts through the artifice with sidesplitting precision. “The School For Lies” is an adaptation of Moliere’s “The Misanthrope” written by David Ives. Ives maintains Moliere’s barbed societal sarcasm, with a devilishly fun twist. The play is still […]
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Theater Review: ‘Ma Rainey’ riveting
‘Ma Rainey’ a great start to Portland Stage season Portland Stage is feeling the blues as the company kicks off its 40th season. But that’s a good thing. The venerable theatrical institution has mounted a production of a very bluesy August Wilson play, one of a series the late author wrote assessing the African-American experience […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine schools, libraries see few attempts to ban books
Complaints are lodged, but the processes in place to deal with them seem to satisfy everyone.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Setting ‘red lines’ is a mistake
Drawing a “red line” is turning out to be a mistake. President Obama drew a red line, warning the Syrian government not to cross it by using chemical weapons against rebels in its civil war. U.S. House Republicans drew a red line, saying that if the Democrats did not agree to defund the Affordable Care […]
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Remembering Sept. 11
Kennebunk High School senior Meggie Carroll, right, hoists the flag of the United States Navy as fellow senior Austin Sandler watches near the entrance to the school’s campus on Thursday. Raising flags representing each branch of the U.S. armed forces, with representatives of those branches present, is one of the ways in which KHS acknowledges […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Pope Francis’ approach will help restore the church
It’s refreshing to finally have a pope who is ready to accept people for who they are, while not compromising the Catholic Church’s doctrine. Even though Catholic churches will not begin to accept homosexuality, abortion or endorse the use of contraceptives, Pope Francis’ recent remarks that the church has become too focused on these “small-minded […]
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Biddeford defense stuffs Lewiston
BIDDEFORD — In a game that featured several explosive offensive plays, it was a defensive stand near the end that proved to be the difference between Lewiston and Biddeford Friday night at Waterhouse field. The Biddeford defense went “old school” with :57 seconds remaining and clinging to a 32-30 lead as it stuffed Lewiston’s high-octane […]