Meanwhile, Maine’s any-deer permits are at historic levels because not enough does have been harvested.
October 2018
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Voters asked to invest in higher education
Two bonds on the ballot request a total of $64 million, partly to ease workforce shortages.
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Scarborough company on front lines of battle against the flu
Abbott makes easy-to-use tests that quickly diagnose the strain, allowing treatment to begin in the crucial early stage of the illness.
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Events
FREEPORT Hike 4 trails this week, win prize, enter drawing All ages are invited to participate in the 2018 Freeport Trail Challenge on Tuesday through Friday. Passports will be available at Freeport Town Hall and the Freeport Community Center. Hike four Freeport trails this week, recording your hikes in a Passport or by posting on […]
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Community meals
MONDAY Free community breakfast, including eggs, bacon, pancakes, French toast and pastries, as well as coffee, tea, juice and milk. Open to all. 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. THURSDAY Free community meal, 5:30 to […]
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Births
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER Finn Hudson McAllister, born Sept. 17 to Ashley York and Cody McAllister of Peaks Island. Grandparents are Cathie York and Vincent Crawford of Upton, Mass., and Anne and John Cain of Gray. Great-grandparents are Patricia and Fred Deshon of Medway, Mass., and Nancy and Carroll Morrill of Fairfield. St. MARY’S REGIONAL […]
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Letter to the editor: Susan Rice needs to winter in Maine before she runs
While Maine may appreciate Susan Rice’s appreciation and support, we’d be wise to cease entertaining the possibility that she may oppose Sen. Susan Collins in the 2020 election. She claims to have “long and deep” ties to Maine, and while that may be true, it shouldn’t be enough. Owning a home and visiting yearly shouldn’t […]
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Letter to the editor: Editorial wisely covers health insurance issue
With the Oct. 9 editorial (“Our View: Having insurance no shield from high health care costs”), I was quite pleased to see the paper finally address a real issue. Employee-based health insurance is not the answer. We need a public and private health care system, not a private insurance system subsidized by the same taxpayers […]
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Letter to the editor: Child sex offender, night custodian job at day care site don’t mix
Let’s not confuse providing an opportunity for redemption to a pedophile with taking chances concerning the protection of children from sexual abuse.