I’ve known Byron Watson for many years. He loves his family and community. District 51 House race is important, and i think we need a local voice to represent it. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins agrees that Byron is the right choice, and has said so. Byron is local and knows the area much better than […]
October 2014
Vote no on withdrawal
When consolidation was thrust upon us, no one was happy about the idea. After more than a year of research, planning and hard work, an RSU was formed. It was rocky at the start. After several years of compromise and concessions, we have collectively moved forward. RSU 5 is working. RSU 5 is right for […]
Vote for Michaud
Mike Michaud has the intelligence, experience, and history of bipartisanship to be an outstanding governor for Maine. As Chair of the Appropriations Committee and President of the Maine Senate, he mastered complex budgetary and political issues, and led bipartisan efforts to solve those difficult issues. In Congress he successfully sponsored legislation promoting economic development in […]
Vote for Tucker
It is a pleasure for me to ask the voters of Maine House District 50 to vote for Ralph Tucker. I have known Ralph since we both attended the Maine School of Law, and he and I both worked for the McTeague Higbee law firm during the early 1980s. Ralph was an admirable lawyer, and […]
Chocolate Church progress report
There’s an old saying that “Good news travels fast.” In recent times, the saying could be changed to “Bad news travels fast” as media rushes to get any bad news in the public’s eyes and ears as they compete for attention. So it happened over a year ago that there was lots of publicity about […]
CALENDAR
We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, [email protected]. Include name and phone number. WED/22 MISCELLANEOUS CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER HOSTS VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE, 6- 7p.m., […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I met a guy over the phone when he called my number by mistake. After a brief conversation, not particularly polite on my part, the call ended. Forty-five minutes later he called me back, saying he couldn’t stop thinking about me. I thought, “Who is this goofball?” Over time, my phone has been […]
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, October 22, the 295th day of 2014. There are 70 days left in the year. On October 22, 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.