A 30th anniversary edition of Eliot Coleman’s ‘The New Organic Grower’ is out, and the emphasis is on sustainability.
October 2018
Where Maine’s governor candidates stand on sustainability
Alan Caron, Terry Hayes, Janet Mills and Shawn Moody offer their take on topics like climate change and supporting farmers.
Valerie Egar: The Owl and the Girl
An owl, named Ilfa, lived in an abandoned hunting lodge deep in the forest. Years of neglect created a hole in the roof large enough for Ilfa to find her way into the house. She made her home in what was once a bedroom, roosting on a cupboard next to a broken bed. Mice fled […]
Even with incentives, Maine school districts struggling to get bus drivers on board
Amid a nationwide shortage, Maine is looking for a few good school bus drivers. Several districts are looking to fill bus driver positions, and one of the hardest hit is Scarborough, where a seven-driver shortfall has forced the district to combine some runs and contract out two runs to Custom Coach, a private bus company. […]
Wildlife Center presentation closes speaker’s series for season at Alfred Shaker Museum
ALFRED — The Alfred Shaker Museum will host a representative from the Cape Neddick Wildlife Center in the last talk of this season’s Sid Emery Memorial Forum on Sunday, Oct. 14. The center also may let some of their furry and feathery “clients” tag along to help tell the story of preserving the health of Maine’s […]
Lyman Historical Society continues to grow
LYMAN — Just over a year ago a handful of interested people got together at their local community library to explore the possibility of establishing a historical society in the small town of Lyman. According to meeting participants, attempts had been made in the past to establish such a society but, for various reasons, it never […]
Mike Johnson: What do we really know about ourselves?
A recent issue of our newspaper was pretty typical. It announced two births and two deaths. Four more mysteries of the great unknown. Mysteries that occur so frequently, we seldom even stop to think about them. Each year in America, 2,100,000 people vanish from our midst – die – with a great many of them […]
New scam targets smartphone users
YORK COUNTY — In a recent cybersecurity scam, smartphone users received a text from an unknown number with a message claiming a friend has written a compliment about them in a new app, according to AARP’s Fraud Watch Network. The text message contains a link that prompts them to download the specific app on their […]
Verlander, Astros capture Game 1 at Fenway
Chris Sale struggles in a short start for Boston.
UMaine hockey finishes sweep of St. Lawrence
The Black Bears are 2-0 after getting goals from four players in a well-rounded win.
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