2015
MacKay edges Pinette in close Georgetown election
GEORGETOWN It was a close race between Dolores Pinette and Katherine MacKay, who edged out Pinette for a spot on the selectboard with 206 votes, as opposed to Pinette’s 198 during municipal elections that took place on Tuesday for Georgetown residents. At the polls, residents also elected Charlie Collins as Road Commissioner, who won with […]
Diaper drive helps meet community need
BATH When thinking about what healthy babies need to thrive both physically and mentally, diapers are often an overlooked need. However, the United Way of Mid Coast Maine is working to spread awareness and provide diapers for families in the community through their second annual diaper drive. Last year, the organization started out with direct […]
Meetings
Arrowsic CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 340 Arrowsic Road TOWN MEETING, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Fire Department, Stafford Lane ARROWSIC FIRE DEPARTMENT LONG TERM PLANNING COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 340 Arrowsic Road Bath PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 6 p.m., City Hall, 55 Front Street Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office […]
Thank you, Brunswick educators
As we approach graduation for the seniors at BHS, I would like to express my gratitude to all the teachers and staff at BHS who have helped my son to graduate with honors from the high school. We came here from a foreign country last year where the school system was not good. English was […]
Partisan battles tarnish Maine, U.S. images
Appearances matter. But recently the images projected by the Maine and U.S. governments have contributed to a loss of the positive reputation Mainers and all Americans consider their birthright. Maine has a reputation of being populated by hard-working people with their own sense of humor and a serious, if not dour, demeanor. Mainers are often […]
From Caitlyn Jenner to a Brooklyn High School
People all over the world have been following the emergence of Caitlyn Jenner, but few as enthusiastically as Spencer and Joshua, two students at a New York City high school who see her as an inspiring role model. Spencer, 16, was born a girl and given a girl’s name, but he says it never felt […]
‘The War on Christianity’
“We are very rapidly moving towards the criminalization of Christianity.” — Mike Huckabee “Democrats hate Christianity. They view Christianity as an evil majority. They hate what they believe to be the limitations of it, the judgmentalism, the suredness, the faith aspect.” — Rush Limbaugh “The war on Christmas is really the tip of the iceberg […]