PORTLAND (AP) — A Roman Catholic church closed when the Diocese of Portland merged several parishes has been sold to a Jewish organization. Steve Brinn, president of the executive committee of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine, says his organization has signed a purchaseand sales agreement to buy the St. Patrick church property. The […]
2014
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Barber struck by car dies at hospital
BREWER (AP) — Police say a longtime Brewer barber struck by a car as he crossed the street on his way to work earlier this month has died of his injuries. Police say 73-year-old David Grant was struck near city hall as he crossed North Main Street early in the morning of Dec. 20. He […]
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See You Next Year?
In Maine, in 2012, which is the last year official statistics are available, 49 people died in car accidents in which one of the drivers was drinking. Of those, 7 were underage and shouldn’t have been drinking at all. That was 30 percent of the 162 fatalities in car accidents for that year, representing a […]
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Testing the Common Core of Education
As states move toward a common educational standard, there are a lot of questions about the process. Some of the questions are valid, and even concerning; others are nonsense. But every Facebook meme seems to suggest that Common Core will decimate education as we know it. That’s ridiculous. The standards are basically good. There are […]
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Bushes 3, United States 0
Still recovering from the sonic bombshell dropped by Jeb Bush announcing he was officially upgrading his prospective candidate status from… considering the formation of an exploratory committee to investigate the feasibility of a possible run for the presidency to… actually authorizing the formation of an exploratory committee that will investigate the feasibility of a possible […]
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Fanning the flames
Once again the media feels the need to fan the flames of perceived racism by law enforcement in this country. In the December 23 editorial of this paper, the writer highlights the statistics of how many African Americans were killed by white police officers this year, adding in how many victims were unarmed and how […]
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Commending Chair Pols
For the sake of being fair, I wish to commend Benet Pols for his town council leadership. Chair Pols kept things going smoothyly, and the boys and girls in line. Since the days of Reggie Pinkham, Benet Pols was tops. About 4-5 years afo, when the 55+ Center was up for renovation for contractor bids, […]
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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/31 MISCELLANEOUS NEW YEAR’S EVE KIDS PAJAMA JAM AND OVERNIGHT CAMP, Maine […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My 16- year-old daughter, “Sierra,” started baby-sitting in the afternoons for a couple when she was 15. Sometimes her dad or I would drop her off; sometimes the husband, “Karl,” would before he left for work. My husband and Karl became friends, and when Karl and his wife split up, we let him […]