Stella and Guy Hernandez announce plans to close their Munjoy Hill restaurant and wine bar.
2019
George Elwood Knight
WISCASSET – George Elwood Knight, 72, of Alna Road died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 at Togus Springs Hospice in Togus. He was born in Naples on Aug. 1, 1947, a son of Percy Edwin and Hattie Louise (Williams) Knight. He attended schools in Naples and entered the U.S. Navy in 1964, serving until 1968. He […]
Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state’s highway repair program.
Letter to the editor: Legislation on boycott movement silences free speech
Two congressional resolutions appear to equate support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with delegitimizing Israel. BDS has a storied history of promoting nonviolent change, from Gandhi’s struggle against British rule to the global campaign against South African apartheid. Today’s BDS cause is a global movement to encourage Israel, through peaceful means, to adhere […]
Grant workshop for Biddeford businesses takes place Thursday
BIDDEFORD – Those interested in making improvements to commercial property in Biddeford’s downtown and mill distract can learn about a grant program offered by the city at a noon workshop on Thursday at Think Tank in Biddeford. Program administrators, Community Development Coordinator Linda Waters and Economic Development Coordinator Brad Favreau, will discuss the requirements of […]
Portland Sen. Sanborn: To protect consumers, feds should follow Maine’s example
Mainers are urged to speak out against rules that would allow collectors to pursue already-settled debt and bombard people with unlimited texts and emails.
Letter to the editor: Bothered by Rock Row noise? Take matters in hand
I feel bad for the folks who can’t sleep because of the noise at Rock Row. There are laws against disturbing the peace, and the Westbrook police should be enforcing them when they get a complaint. The law is still the law, whether it’s a big production or the next-door neighbor. Just go in, take […]
Lt. Cmdr. Lois Ann (Holdridge) Welsh
ARROWSIC – Lt. Cmdr. Lois Ann (Holdridge) Welsh, 66, of Arrowsic, died peacefully in her home on Aug. 8, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Lois was born on Aug. 4, 1953 to Walter and Nancy Holdridge in West Point, N.Y. After graduating from Severna Park High School in 1971, she went on to […]
Gary Welton: Intentional dementia
During Mother’s last few months, conversations were extremely difficult to follow because her mind seamlessly switched from one decade to another. Isaac Singer writes, “Sometimes she’d tangle one story with another and couldn’t find her way out” (In My Father’s Court). Within one statement, she would toggle between viewing me as a teenager in the […]
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