However, some new property values in the Hillcrest Retirement Community and the Higgins Beach area appear to be flawed and will be adjusted.
2019
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Look out for ‘surprises’ in Social Security
Re: “Letter to the editor: Congress should cure ‘surprise’ medical billing” (Aug. 17): I can vouch for the fact that games are being played. My insurance company, for a recent family member’s major surgery, has been billed $128,000 so far. My insurance company only approved $43,686 and my share was $2,070. My share is in […]
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Letter to the editor: Pingree is right to stand up for free speech
I write to say I am proud of our Congresswoman Chellie Pingree for standing up against the efforts of Israel’s lobby to tamp down free speech in America that criticizes Israel. H.R. 246 pretends to be supporting our right to criticize the policies of foreign governments, but at the same time uses the full weight […]
Posted inDo This, Review
‘Good Boys’ review: Boys gone wild, 6th-grade division
The tale of three sixth-graders f-bombing their way through a series of adolescence-threatening adventures en route to a nerve-wracking kissing party, “Good Boys” (boring title) is located at the intersection of “Superbad” and “Baby’s Day Out.” The film rests on the comic potential of kids swearing like it’s a “South Park” audition. But the three […]
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Mark Hendrickson: Old wisdom applied to current spending proposals
This will sound like the start of a bad joke, but please bear with me: What do Everett Dirksen, Otto von Bismarck, H.L. Mencken, and “the Preacher” in the book of Ecclesiastes have in common? Well, if you’ve been gone to college and studied multiculturalism or been taught that western civilization is nothing special, you might answer with condemnatory […]
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: City Farmhouse is South Portland’s new destination hotel bar
You’ll find several pages of speciality cocktails, superb service and a patio with a fire pit – all by the mall.
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Support LD 1083, Ranked Choice Voting
Editor, I am writing in support of LD 1083, Senate President Troy Jackson’s bill to adopt Ranked Choice Voting for presidential primaries and general elections. I ask the Maine Senate to enact this bill right away so Ranked Choice Voting can be implemented in time for the March 2020 presidential primary. The Maine State Legislature […]
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Briefs
SACO Harbour Singers group seeking new members Harbour Singers, a hospice choral group serving southern Maine, is seeking new members for all vocal ranges, with a special need for tenor and bass voices. No auditions are necessary, only a desire to sing and contribute to the Harbour Singers mission. Singing in small groups, chorus members […]
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Bring your appetite to Waterville’s Buen Apetito
The Mexican restaurant at Railroad Square does many things well, including the food, service and atmosphere.
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Fugitive wanted in New Hampshire arrested in Lebanon
A search for a New Hampshire fugitive that dragged on for nearly a month ended Sunday morning in Lebanon, when Maine State Police apprehended 32-year-old Richard Jacques, a Lebanon resident. A news release posted on the Maine State Police Facebook page said that Trooper Kyle Wells was on routine patrol when he spotted a motor […]
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