Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., provided by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Program and held at My Place Teen Center, 755 Main St., use the Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Roast pork, stuffing, potato, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Saturday Beans, red […]
2015
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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, call 791-6300. Southern Maine Health Care Giada Marie D’Alfonso, born Dec. 11 to Joshua D’Alfonso and Melanie Veilleux, Arundel. Grandparents: Gil and Tricia Veilleux, Arundel; Laurie Veilleux, Arundel; Nicholas […]
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Blood Drives
The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Monday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Smitty’s Cinema, 1364 Main St., Sanford Noon to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, 893 Main St., Sanford Noon to 6 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 236 Eldredge Road, Wells Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Ramada Conference Center, […]
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Portland’s Winter Farmers’ Market reaps the popularity it has sown
So popular is the offseason market that City Hall will now allow it to change locations at will.
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Maine Voices: Business should shoulder fair share of the cost of quality child care
Parents and educators need to tell corporations to pitch in so everyone profits.
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Letter to the editor: Homeless camps in Portland are intimidating
As an older and slightly handicapped female walking in the Portland area, I am sometimes intimidated by homeless camps along the Portland Trails and in green spaces. I’ve been seeing more and more such camps. While having empathy and concern for the homeless, I find it intimidating, to say the least, to go by such […]
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Letter to the editor: Seniors shouldn’t be hit with Medicare premium hike
Enough is enough! What is the federal government doing to the senior citizens? There will be no increase in our Social Security for 2016, and Medicare will increase its premium from $104.90 to $121.80 for new beneficiaries. I became a Medicare beneficiary in November. Seniors are working well into their 70s. I thought these years […]
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Letter to the editor: Is clearing of homeless camps violating environmental protections?
Re: “State clears homeless camps off Interstate 295 as part of brush-removal project” (Dec. 18): The Maine Department of Transportation’s tree and brush clearing is alarming on several issues beyond homeless rousting, as they are causing significant environmental destruction and eliminating the buffer from areas that never held camps. Indeed, in some areas, it may […]
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Letter to the editor: Costly or not, Portland’s Spring Street needs to be redesigned
What is the sign of something well designed? It is intuitive to use or operate, and it’s beautiful to look at. The Spring Street project is the opposite. Instead of a welcoming boulevard into the Old Port with trees and flowers running down the center, we got something unattractive and hard to use, requiring the […]
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Letter to the editor: Recognition of caregivers by AARP deserves praise
I heard about AARP’s “I Heart Caregivers” initiative and, as someone who has been greatly affected by caregiving issues, I welcome this opportunity for us to share our stories. I am 82 years old and I’m caring for my 46-year-old son, who had an accident two decades ago that left him cognitively and physically impaired. […]