SANFORD SIS Bank donates $626 to help displaced animals SIS Bank has donated $626 to the Animal Welfare Society to help find homes in Maine for pets displaced by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The bank raised the funds by selling stuffed animals with the likeness of their new “blog dog” mascot, Cache the Husky. Waban […]
2017
Posted inCommunity
Community meals
MONDAY Free community breakfast. 6:30 to 9 a.m. Chestnut Street Baptist Church, 29 Chestnut St., Camden. 542-0360. WEDNESDAY Free meal, Trinity Lutheran Church. 5 to 6 p.m. Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. 854-5653. Chowder and soup luncheon, including corn chowder, minestrone soup, broccoli and cheese soup, toasted cheese sandwiches and salads. 11 a.m. to […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If citizens begin to model civil discourse, maybe politicians will, too
The Revive Civility project offers resources for talking to friends and family about issues that divide us.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Trail of Togus troubles points to deeper VA woes
A ‘dangerous’ doctor’s actions call into question whether the agency can root out and solve its own problems.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Portland school bond Q and A
Q: How much would the $64 million bond to fix all four schools cost taxpayers? A: Borrowed in stages over the next six years, the bond would result in $91 million in debt after interest. Property taxes are projected to increase by 3.1 percent over a 26-year period, adding an average of $104 a year […]
Posted inTimes Record
Health care’s uncertain future
WASHINGTON A key moderate Republican is urging President Donald Trump to support a bipartisan Senate effort to reinstate insurer payments, calling his move to halt the subsidies an immediate threat to millions of Americans who could now face rising premiums and lost health care coverage. “What the president is doing is affecting people’s access and […]
Posted inTimes Record
MCH, Maine delegates respond to Trump action on Obamacare
BRUNSWICK In the wake of President Trump’s Friday decision to “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act, Mid Coast- Parkview Health, Brunswick’s most prominent healthcare provider, is warning that blocking coverage to individuals will mean more costs to hospitals that provide charity care. In responding to a request for comment on Trump’s […]
Posted inTimes Record
Farm rebranded as agriculture, environment center
FREEPORT Wolfe’s Neck Farm announced Thursday that it was changing its name to Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, a change that reflects its evolving mission and work. “Today we are announcing our plans to establish Wolfe’s Neck Center as an observatory for advancing organic and regenerative farming practices to reduce agriculture’s impact […]
Posted inTimes Record
Lisbon office may reopen Fridays
LISBON The Lisbon Town Council Tuesday will discuss keeping the town office and the local library open one extra day each week. The town office, which used to be open five days a week, switched to a four-day work week in 2014 in order to stay open later for the public and save on energy […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine Downtown Center honors longtime Main Street Bath volunteer
BANGOR The Maine Downtown Center is honoring Bath resident William F. “Bill” King, Jr. by renaming the Downtown Visionary Award the William F. King, Jr. Downtown Champion Award. The retitling is in recognition of King’s decades of commitment to downtown revitalization at the local, state and national levels. Jonathan Edgerton, Senior Advisor with MDC’s Downtown […]