October 2018 – Page 196 – The Portland Press Herald

Letters: Oyster company would exploit natural; Lebida tactics unfit for Maine; Collins made right call

October 18, 2018October 23, 2018

Oyster company would exploit natural resource for corporate profit A few months ago, some Brunswick residents got a letter from the owners of the Mere Point Oyster Company that began and ended in a friendly enough way: “. . .We are . . . a family business that has been farming oysters at sites around […]

Cartoon: Jamal Khaashoggi

October 18, 2018November 12, 2019

Times Record, Times Record Opinion

Gary Anderson: Surveying our news environment

by Gary Anderson October 18, 2018October 22, 2018

It’s not very often that good news manages to make an appearance in the 24-7 manic news cycles of mainstream national reportage. Even when it does it rarely takes center stage. Usually it’s some minor feel-good news band-aid applied after a daily hemorrhage of major bad news hyped to seem even worse news. For much […]

Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster

S. Portland schools take 'common sense' approach to substance abuse

by The Forecaster October 18, 2018

SOUTH PORTLAND — The school department has been rolling out a new substance abuse policy this year that is taking a “common sense approach to dealing with substance abuse.” The policy, which was adopted in May by the Board of Education, is a collaborative effort between the school, police departments and SoPo Unite, according to a […]

Life & Culture

Mayo Street Arts awarded $10,000 for mission to make arts accessible

by Leslie Bridgers October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

The Portland venue will put the money toward a fundraising effort to build a wheelchair ramp.

Coastal Journal, Times Record

A look at the Harpswell Historical Society

by Zac McDorr October 18, 2018November 12, 2019

I experienced an odd coincidence recently. About two weeks ago, I acquired an old book called “Lion Ben,” by Elijah Kellogg, which is a boy’s novel from the 1800s. The name of the author sounded familiar, and inside the front page was an inscription that read, “Isaac L. Dunning, North Harpswell, Maine, Sept. 25, 1869.” […]

Coastal Journal, Times Record

The Sainted Ones

by LC Van Savage October 18, 2018December 13, 2018

I promise I don’t intend to mock or make fun of anyone of the dead or live persuasion, but I’m curious about something. Is it just me or have you also noticed when someone dies, they often become elevated to sainthood, even if they were the nastiest humans to ever draw breath? I wonder why […]

Coastal Journal, Times Record

Tastes of Memory Lane

by Karen Schneider October 18, 2018December 13, 2018

I could write multiple pages about the recipes I’m sharing this week, and I probably will one day. For now, here is just a little taste of delicacies from my past, now made with love for the grandchildren. The soup and bread recipes were handed down to my siblings and I by our mother. The […]