The 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had a sobering bottom line: If we are to keep the increase in global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius (anything above that being irreversibly disastrous), we need to cut carbon emissions, the prime global warming culprit, by 50% over the next 12 years and eliminate […]

Scarborough Police Chief Robert Moulton has chosen to not arrest illegal drug-using criminals and instead, sends them off on an all-expenses paid “rehab” vacation known as Operation Hope. This policy has probably done more harm than good, as it encourages those considering drug use to go ahead; they will not be treated as the criminals […]

Steve Moriarty, a former state representative in Maine House District 45, will compete in a special election on Tuesday, June 11, to regain the seat. Steve has served the town of Cumberland well as a member of the Planning Board and Town Council, as well as being part of many volunteer boards and commissions. Steve […]

In her opinion piece on proficiency-based education, Leslie Zamer raised several valid points, but ultimately paints with too broad of a brush in criticizing its implementation in Falmouth. To be sure, the failure of the Department of Education to properly support PBE’s original rollout is well-documented; it essentially ensured that adoption throughout the state would […]