Established in 1996, the group only met for 4 years and coordinated policies and programs for Maine’s children.
2019
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Marijuana vs. beer: The new divide in Canadian politics
Ontario has strict, religiously inspired alcohol regulations and its premier is not a fan of Trudeau, who delivered on his promise to legalize cannabis.
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Bowdoin College, Chabad of Brunswick hosting events to honor victims of synagogue shootings
BRUNSWICK– In the darkest times, amidst the “most deadly forms of depravity,” it is important to keep singing. This is the message conductor Anthony Antolini hopes to spread through a Bowdoin College choral concert this weekend honoring the victims of two synagogue shootings — the Pittsburgh Tree of Life shooting in October that killed 11 people […]
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Seguin Island lighthouse tours on hold until power restored
SEGUIN ISLAND — The nonprofit organization that owns Seguin Island says the island’s historic lighthouse won’t be opening for tours this season until power is restored to the island. Last month, The U.S. Coast Guard, which is responsible for the lighthouse’s light, found there was no electricity reaching the island through an underwater cable that […]
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Sen. King blasts Maine Yankee handling at nuclear energy bill hearing
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized of how closure of the now-defunct Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in Wiscasset has been handled by the federal government Tuesday during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The hearing was held on the proposed Nuclear Energy Leadership Act. According to a statement from […]
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Pig ‘ebola’ virus sends shock waves through global food chain
A hemorrhagic illness reminiscent of Ebola has swept through China, home to half the world’s pigs.
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Barr besieged by allegations of being president’s protector
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr portrayed himself as an apolitical elder statesman at his confirmation hearing. He declared he’d rather resign than be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause and insisted the prosecutor he’d known for decades would never involve himself in a witch hunt as the president claimed. But […]
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Village Idiot: Brand-New Words of Wisdom
Merriam-Webster just added 640 new words to its dictionary. Contemporary words like “go-cup” and “vulture capitalism.” The problem is, we all know how to spell those words and what they mean. After all, we invented them. Who needs a dictionary to look up the words we already know? And sometimes you have to wonder, is […]
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Gary Welton: My Church as a Social Club
Don’t get me wrong. Churches are much more than just social clubs. Yet the evidence suggests that our churches need to be social clubs. One of our concerns as Christian leaders and role models is the secularization of America. We hear that surveys show a growing number of Americans are identifying themselves as atheists. This […]
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Motion to suppress denied, Limington murder trial set for August
ALFRED — A York County Superior Court justice has denied a motion to suppress statements made by a defendant accused of killing his Limington neighbor in June 2016. Justice Wayne Douglas also denied defendant Bruce Akers’ claim that sheriff’s deputies had illegally searched his property. Akers, 60, is accused of killing his 55-year-old neighbor, Douglas […]
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