The state has been scaling back its support for years, forcing families onto years-long waiting lists and potentially creating ‘mini-Pinelands, all over the state.’
December 2016
Posted inMaine, News
Plan to expand Boothbay gardens slammed as ‘Disneyland ambition’ by some locals
Concerns by neighboring landowners and water district officials have stalled the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ ambitious project at the eleventh hour.
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Posted inMaine, News
Midcoast towns brace for another year of browntail moths
A regional pesticide program is among the options as forests defoliate by the acre.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted: Iran sanctions, intelligence spending
Along with roll call votes last week, the Senate also passed a bill (S. 2974), to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline; passed the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act (S. 461), to provide alternative financing arrangements for services and infrastructure at land border ports of entry; passed the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A crash course in life in the fast lane of I-295
Going too fast – or too slow – appears to be dangerous, a test drive suggests.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
It’s Worth the Trip: There’s a lot to like about Pleasant Mountain
The mountain offers hiking to snowshoeing to views, and is just an hour from Portland.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Greenville townspeople hoping state prevails in lawsuit against ski area owner
The first mediation in the court case against James Confalone is next week, and locals can’t wait.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Social fabric unraveling due to political rancor
After 48 years of teaching from pre-kindergarten to post-high school, I have a very personal and passionate interest in young people; our most precious resource. So it is with overwhelming sadness that I read and hear of the many instances of hateful words and actions from these children. Too many of the responses to these […]
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Letter to the editor: Long Creek staffers blameless in teen’s suicide
I read with interest your Nov. 20 article about authorities questioning practices at Long Creek Youth Development Center. I had an opportunity to teach a college algebra course there in the fall of 2015 and became acquainted with many of the staff as well as their institution’s policies and how they were executed. I was […]
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Letter to the editor: Overturning overtime rule works against working folk
One of the very first things the new administration will do, and can do, is overturn some of the regulations put in place under President Obama. One of these is the overtime rule. This law mandates that workers who make less than $47,476 per year are entitled to time and a half if they work […]