Editor, On July 25, 2018 Poland Spring Bottling Company (a subsidiary of Nestle Waters North America) in Hollis donated 78 cases of water to North Yarmouth Fire Rescue. Poland Spring donates water to many fire departments in the state in an effort to help ensure our members are able to stay healthy and hydrated on […]
2019
Letter to the editor: Stand up for sensible firearm regulations
There are life events one never forgets: weddings, births and, sadly, illnesses, deaths and funerals. The shootings in El Paso and Dayton brought back haunting memories of gun violence. When I was a Loyola University student in Chicago, a classmate was murdered at gunpoint trying to protect his girlfriend in a robbery. The perpetrator disappeared. […]
Marc A. Thiessen: China doesn’t have the upper hand in Hong Kong – Trump does
The president should use his leverage with Beijing to save the city.
Janice P. Dow
WOOLWICH – Janice P. Dow, 87, of Woolwich, passed away peacefully on Aug. 9, 2019 after a long struggle with vascular dementia. She is survived by two sisters, Sonia Campos and Marione Brandao of Salvador, Brazil; and two children, Albert Dow of Augusta and Roseana Richards of Suwanee, Ga., three stepdaughters Angeline Hassett of Sunnyvale, […]
Letter to the editor: Broad access to assault weapons makes each of us vulnerable
The Dayton shooter, with his legally purchased rifle, was able to kill nine people, and injure 27 more in the space of 30 seconds. The El Paso shooter, also with a legally purchased rifle, was able to kill 20 people and injure 27 (two of whom have since died) before police arrived in six minutes. […]
William Jeffrey Meyer
BRUNSWICK – William Jeffrey Meyer, 67 of Yarmouth, Mass. and Brunswick, passed peacefully on July 24, 2019 in Scarborough. Born and raised on Cape Cod he enjoyed cars, boats, fishing, and family. He was a teller of stories, lover of music, charming, witty, and had a laugh and twinkle in his eye that will be […]
Publisher who took over Maine Magazine amid controversy steps down
The publisher of Maine Magazine and Maine Home + Design has stepped down less than a year after she took over following her predecessor’s resignation amid controversy. Andrea King left the publications to take a job in Newfoundland, according to Sandy Spaulding, who co-owns the magazines’ parent company, State 23 media. Orion Poulin, who has […]
Dinner, music planned to benefit fuel fund
SEBAGO — A Harvest Dinner Aug. 29 at Camp O-AT-KA on Route 113 will benefit the Sebago Fuel Fund. Entertainment will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the Blue Magic Band and Maureen Scanlon. Turkey with all the fixings will be served at 6 p.m. Raffles will also be held. The cost is $9.
Weak global growth likely to mean US slowdown, not recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — How fragile is the global economy? The U.S.-China trade war is weakening businesses in both countries, Germany’s economy shrank in the second quarter, and Britain appears headed for a disruptive exit from the European Union this fall. Those trends have hammered American manufacturers and caused global financial markets to plunge on fears […]
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