BRUNSWICK — Muriel and Ernest Jones, who reside at Sunnybrook Senior Living in Brunswick, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple are both retired, with Muriel being a homemaker and Ernest a master mechanic. The couple have two children: Peggy Bernstein of Nashville, Tennessee, and Roger Jones of Newburyport, Masssachusetts, and five grandchildren and […]
2016
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Cyber learning
ERIE, Pa. It’s not a typical classroom. Students work on laptops at tables set up in an open area at the junction of two main hallways at Erie’s Central Career and Technical School. Three teachers stationed at desks beside and behind them are available for help when the students need it. Most of the time, […]
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Making biscotti for a snack or a gift
I remember the first party I ever hosted. I was 5 and my mom invited all of my kindergarten girlfriends and their moms for a holiday singing gathering. We knoshed on homemade cookies dunked in hot cocoa made from packets of powder dissolved in boiling water. Standing there around our piano, surrounded by tiny off-key […]
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Waking up to reality after 2016 election
We are the children. We are the children who woke up on a Wednesday morning after listening to our parents fighting for hours the night before. Except, make that, “fighting for more than a year.” That’s what this election felt like. Since as far back as October 2015, when Hillary Clinton, during a Democratic primary […]
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Getting trees and shrubs ready for winter
All right, I’ve managed to clean up my vegetable gardens and rake the lawn. I’ve gotten most of my flower beds cut back, weeded and raked. So can I relax and watch football? No, not yet. Smug though I may be for doing all that, there is still work to do. Trees and shrubs need […]
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USS Zumwalt breaks down while crossing Panama Canal
BATH While traversing the Panama Canal, the USS Zumwalt suffered an engineering casualty and had to be towed to a berth in Panama. As first reported by Defense News, Third Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Ryan Perry stated: “Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, US Third Fleet, has directed USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to remain at ex-Naval Station Rodman […]
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Special visitors honor Atria Kennebunk veterans
KENNEBUNK—Veterans residing at Atria Kennebunk were commended for their years of military service with visits last week from personnnel at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard and the Sea Cadets. The veterans were honored at a breakfast that was followed by a community assembly. Each veteran’s story was shared with family and visitors by Atria Kennebunk […]
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Bias clouds columnist’s viewpoint
G.L. Weil in his op-ed on the presidential election on Nov. 12 “Choosing change over competence” did not address the primary reason Hillary lost. Weil placed that blame on everything from James Comey and the FBI to the electoral college. By describing the President-elect as a “morally deficient man,” Weil showed his contempt for the […]
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Grateful for outpouring of support
I am the mother of Sarah Lynne Nguyen, the 17-year-old girl who was hit last Saturday in Biddeford. I wanted to let you know Sarah is still fighting her way back to being Sarah. All prayers are welcomed and each one counts. Sarah has always been such a beautiful girl and always brave. Let’s give […]
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Plenty of issues remain about Saco budget
Saco Citizens for Sensible Government spent hours reviewing the FY2017 budget before adoption. They attempted to make recommendations regarding same. During the budget process adjustments and recommendations were made by councilors and staff. On May 9 each amendment was read and voted. The administration is responsible for producing the proposed budget for council adoption. We […]