AUGUSTA — A Maine survey indicates heating oil prices are dropping — good news for consumers still running furnaces during a chilly spring. The Governor’s Energy Office said Thursday the average statewide cash price for heating oil is now $2.84 per gallon, down several cents since mid-March. Kerosene is following a similar trend while propane […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Melissa Martin: Laugh with the over-the-hill gang
We spend our younger days climbing up the hill. High school graduation, college or employment, buy a house, tie the knot, kids and dogs. Trade in the sports car for a minivan. Eventually the kids leave home and you’re at the top of the hill—looking over into the valley. After the empty nest grief passes—it’s […]
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Community Meals
MONDAY Free community breakfast, including eggs, bacon, pancakes, French toast and pastries, as well as coffee, tea, juice and milk. Open to all. Chestnut Street Baptist Church, 29 Chestnut St., Camden. 542-0360. TUESDAY Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 409 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Avesta Housing. […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Nemitz’s attack on religious anti-vaxers saddens
People’s sincere beliefs should not be written off as a political dodge.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
Guest column: How Wall Street drives racial and gender inequality
The people who sell fancy sports cars and high-end Swiss watches look forward to the time of year when the big Wall Street banks hand out their annual cash bonuses. According to new figures, those bonuses added up a whopping $27.5 billion last year. That’s a lot of Rolexes. Unfortunately, this huge payout also means […]
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Obituaries
Richard Ernest Tappan
BRUNSWICK – The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Tappan, a retired minister, educator, and activist, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 92 and had lived in Brunswick since 2004. “Dick” Tappan was born in Orestes, Ind., to an old family that could trace its roots in America to the 1637 arrival of Abraham […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Finding consensus on whale protections a tough call in Maine
Halving the number of vertical lines in a state where everyone fishes for lobster in their own way presents significant challenges for regulators.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
USM chorus is headed to competition in Vietnam
The USM Chamber Singers are the only U.S. chorus in the international contest, which starts Wednesday.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Women who choose abortion should pay for them
Why are we still talking about funding abortion? We have birth control, free if you are unable to pay, and readily available. We even have the “morning after” pill. We have the adoption! (A service not offered by Planned Parenthood. Why?) What we don’t have are people thinking before:’“Do I want a child? Am I […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Mister Rogers’ home state plans day of kindness in his hono
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Residents of Fred Rogers’ home state of Pennsylvania will be encouraged to exhibit acts of kindness in honor of the beloved PBS children’s show host. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said the state’s website will share stories of good deeds and kind gestures May 23 for “1-4-3 Day,” named for Mister Rogers’ favorite […]
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