SANFORD – Is your preference a hamburger, hot dog, an ice cream biscuit or all three? When you’re 9, like William Morin, the Sea Dog ice cream biscuit came first. After that? Well, he wasn’t saying. Young Morin was among the hundreds of people who turned out Thursday evening for the annual Sanford Police Department’s […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Helping those who help others
BIDDEFORD — For first responders and medical professionals, dealing with tragic events is often part of a day’s work. These people focus their efforts on providing the best care for their patients, but often neglect their own mental health – but there is an effort to change this. “There’s always been a stigma,” said Biddeford […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Gina Barreca: Buy Greenland? Life isn’t that kind of game
Being a world leader isn’t like playing ‘Risk’ or ‘Clue’ – you can’t just throw the pieces on the floor and walk away.
Posted inJournal Tribune, South Portland Sentry
What’s in SoPo’s bins?
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city of South Portland was one of four cities to have the contents of their recycling bins graded on contamination this summer. Benni Magnussen McComish, Molly Skeffington, Sarah Weden and Jessica Wibby were the team of interns put to the task of evaluating the degree of contamination in single-sort bins in […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Employers flock to 80-year-old apprenticeship program amid workforce crunch
Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed.
Posted inJournal Tribune
‘Old Portland’ losing another fixture as owner says it’s closing time for Brian Boru
For Brian Boru’s longtime patrons, a piece of “Old Portland” will disappear when the Irish-style pub in the heart of downtown pours its last pint early Monday. The bar announced in a Facebook post Friday morning that it will close at 1 a.m. on Monday. Daniel Steele, Brian Boru’s owner, said he is grateful for […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Working together will ease anxiety over climate change
I’ve been very disheartened by everything we’re hearing about climate change, but when I attended a climate change service at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, I left feeling better. It took me a while to understand why, because we didn’t hear any ideas for a miraculous fix, or lots of optimism about the future. Then […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Scarborough Leader
Challenge goal: More gardens
SCARBOROUGH — SeedMoney, a Scarborough-based nonprofit, is offering 255 challenge grants totaling $40,000 to schools, community gardens, food banks and other nonprofit causes interested in starting or sustaining food garden projects. SeedMoney employs a model it calls crowdgranting in which its grant is used to leverage donations from individual donors. It provides applicant projects a […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Jay Inslee’s exit shows how bad our presidential selection process is
There’s no room for a smart, accomplished governor in a Democratic field full of cranks, crackpots and nonviable contenders.
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