Wesley McNair will deliver a poem for Maine’s new governor, reviving an inaugural tradition that went away during the LePage years.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s Lyme disease cases declined sharply in 2018
Experts believe the nearly 30 percent drop imay be related to the dry summer, although more research is needed.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Toy Fund: Donations still being accepted
• THE PRESS HERALD TOY FUND in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts uses donations from readers to provide toys to thousands of Maine children who might otherwise not receive holiday gifts because of hardships faced by their parents. Founded in 1949, the fund is accepting applications for toys from needy families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Port authority finds money, revives plans for waterfront cold storage in Portland
The agency hopes to attract a partner to build and operate a refrigerated warehouse at the International Marine Terminal.
Posted inCommunity
Events
NEW GLOUCESTER History buffs invited to monthly open house The first monthly New Gloucester Archives Open House of 2019 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, at 389 Intervale Road. (next to Town Hall). All history buffs and geneaologists are invited to attend with their research interests. Admission […]
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Briefs
PORTLAND WinterKids Downhill 24 raising funds for children The WinterKids Downhill 24, presented by Darling’s Auto Group and Kittery Trading Post, has raised $26,000 toward its seventh annual Downhill 24, set for March 1. It has set a milestone of $1 million raised since its inception in 2013, with the past six events raising $974,000. […]
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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, 5 to 6 p.m. Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. 854-5653. THURSDAY Free community meal, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: County governments could make local-option taxes work
There’s wisdom in a regional approach to revenue distribution.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: LePage – and his pension money – welcome to stay away
In a Dec. 25 letter to the editor, Bill Barker of Westbrook complained that our dearly soon-to-be-departed governor, Paul LePage, is taking his pension money out of state. What’s the problem? Given the harm he has done to Maine, especially to the less fortunate among us, I think we should build a wall to make […]
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Letter to the editor: Exodus from Cabinet merits our attention
What in heaven’s sake is going on in Washington, D.C.? The president’s Cabinet is dropping like November leaves. First was the State Department (Rex Tillerson is boneheaded) and then the Justice Department (they know nothing). The interior secretary is leaving, and another chief of staff has left (that’s no surprise). In the Department of Defense, […]