Boston Herald (Mass.) Oct. 6, 2016 Where is it written in the Democratic playbook that rude works? Or that endless repetition of anti-Trump talking points during a seemingly endless vice presidential debate would be a winning strategy? Democrat Tim Kaine played the perfect little soldier in the service of his presidential running mate Hillary Clinton […]
November 2016
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Poison in our politics more than just presidents
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA — “Hillary Clinton is evil incarnate.” I remember where I was the first time I heard someone say this. I also remember the feelings of resistance, repulsion and sadness that were my reaction. She’s not. Look, I worked at the conservative National Review during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial. That the Clintons aren’t models […]
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All Saints Day
BIDDEFORD — Students at St. James School in Biddeford will dress as their favorite saints in celebration of All Saints’ Day on Tuesday. Students will also participate in a special Mass at the school, located at 25 Graham St., and will process into the service to “When the Saints Go Marching In.” All Saints’ Day […]
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Cousens School Vote nearing
LYMAN — Residents will weigh in on election day on whether to relocate the town hall to the former Cousens Memorial School building. The Cousens Memorial School, 382 Goodwins Mills Road, was built in 1937 with the help of Lyman native Horace Cousens, who upon his death bequeathed the town $20,000 to be used for […]
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Caregiver of the Year
BIDDEFORD — Southern Maine Health Care has named Paul Laprise, M.D. of Internal Medicine in Biddeford its 2016 caregiver of the year. Recipients of the award are selected based upon patient comments and peer recommendations throughout the organization, and must exemplify extraordinary commitment to patients, compassion, empathy and respect. Laprise is a Bowdoin College graduate and attended […]
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Every dish has a past
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Free Library Genealogy Group will host Sandy Oliver, a pioneering food historian, at 10 a.m. Nov. 12. Nearly all food, according to Oliver, from baked beans and brown bread to chowder and pumpkin pie as well as the meals when they’re eaten, like the upcoming Thanksgiving, has as much of an […]
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Area student contracts viral menigitis
KENNEBUNK — A student in Regional School unit 21, covering Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel, has viral meningitis. Superintendent Katie Hawes wrote a letter to parents Monday confirming a student in the school district had viral meningitis. According to the Center for Disease Control, viral meningitis is the most common form of meningitis, an inflammation of […]
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Biddeford receives pay phone for those without service
BIDDEFORD — Talk about a blast from the past: a pay phone was installed in downtown Biddeford last week. But the device, located at the corner of Jefferson and Center Streets, is no ordinary pay phone. It’s a public interest pay phone, or PIP, designed to provide phone access to those who otherwise don’t have it. Installation […]
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Downtown businesses welcome trick-or-treaters
BIDDEFORD — It wasn’t exactly “Night of the Living Dead” on Main Street on Monday, as the city’s downtown came alive with children and parents trick-or-treating at local businesses. At the city’s sixth annual Downtown Halloween trick-or-treat event, hundreds of youngsters and their families travelled storefront to storefront, laughing and jumping for joy over sweet treats […]
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How anyone can help community athletics
Athletics support structures like booster organizations and fundraising groups are important to reduce passing along costs of high school sports to athletes, parents, and schools. In many towns, volunteering to join athletics boosters is open to parents, alumni, and any community members. Booster clubs organize fundraisers to buy equipment, pay field and venue costs, and […]