“It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.” Lawrence Durrell British-born author (1912- 1990).

It takes a certain type of person to stand all day by the six well-marked composting bins inside her college campus center, notebook in hand, asking her fellow students if they knew that their carefully discarded trash was actually not being composted at all. “Some people were like, ‘Oh, that kind of sucks,’” recalled Kristen […]

In reply to Jan Dolcater’s request for Mainers’ viewpoints on “Democratic Socialism,” (“Democratic Socialism — Where do you stand?,” The Times Record, Aug.14) here are some thoughts. Medicare for all: This is simply a label for Universal Healthcare Insurance, which is the practice in almost every other developed country in the world, and almost always […]

In 1992, a group of local physicians realized that there was a need for free health services for those experiencing homelessness. To address this need, Dr. Peter McGuire and Dr. Dean Davies created the Tedford- Oasis Health Care for the Homeless Program at the Brunswick Tedford-Oasis Shelter. After seeing an increase in the need for […]

Today is Friday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2018. There are 136 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On August 17, 1943, the Allied conquest of Sicily during World War II was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina. On this date In 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat began […]