In response to Gov. Paul LePage’s threatening and bad language toward others: If I, as an average citizen, had said such things or made such threats, I would find myself under arrest for threatening a government official or any person. Why is Gov. LePage immune from our laws? He continually breaks the law but is […]
August 2016
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: LePage shouldn’t speak out against Khan family
Re: “LePage calls father of deceased Muslim U.S. soldier a ‘con artist’ “ (Aug. 25): It saddens me greatly that the governor of Maine would belittle the Khan family, which has lost the dearest thing in their heart: their dear son, serving in the U.S. Army. How dare this governor say such a thing? What […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Partnership with industry gives new life to USM engineering program
The program graduates 50 engineers a year as it focuses on the needs of local companies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Linking minimum wage, inflation would add to harm done by Maine base-pay hike
States with indexed wages tend to suffer more during downturns and have reduced job growth.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Myriad benefits of higher wages give workers their fair share
Raising Maine’s base pay would help struggling adults, with little effect on jobs or teenage employment.
Posted inTimes Record
Best Buy closing Topsham store
TOPSHAM The Best Buy electronics store on Fair Mall Road in Topsham will not be renewing its lease this October. The news comes on the heels of Bed Bath and Beyond moving from the same road in Topsham to Merrymeeting Plaza in Brunswick. The last day of business at Best Buy will occur on Oct. […]
Posted inTimes Record
TRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION
BRUNSWICK The Brunswick American Legion Post 20 will be holding a dinner and dance, open to the public, with proceeds benefiting the Travis Mills Foundation. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 5-9 p.m. The Travis Mills Foundation is a nonprofit organization helping veterans with traumatic injuries of limb loss or who […]
Posted inTimes Record
Action against LePage weighed
AUGUSTA Republican leaders in Maine are trying to figure out a fitting punishment for racially charged comments and a threatening voicemail made by Gov. Paul LePage, who has repeatedly avoided punishment for impolite remarks. Meanwhile, a top state Democrat repeated a call for the Republican governor to resign. Republican Senate and House leaders are arranging […]
Posted inTimes Record
Bike benefits program slow to start in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK Cyclists in Brunswick are receiving growing encouragement from local businesses to ride into town and take advantage of benefits. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for it to take off. At the end of July, the Brunswick Bicyclist Benefits program kicked off, providing a variety of benefits to cyclists to patronize local participating […]
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoin’s Rose welcomes students
BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College President Clayton Rose challenged members of the incoming class of 2020 to embrace being uncomfortable, to question their beliefs, and to develop the “skills, knowledge and disposition” that will make them “intellectually fearless.” “Our education and experience are about questions more than answers,” said Rose. “They are about challenging deeply held views […]