One of the most fulfilling elements of membership in the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profiles of Courage board is examining the essays on political courage that high school students around the country and, increasingly, around the globe, prepare each year. This year, 2,515 students submitted essays and the finalists we examined were stunningly eloquent […]
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Spring Bean and Pasta Supper coming to Arundel
Spring Bean and Pasta Supper, Saturday April 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the M. L. Day School Gym on Limerick Road in Arundel. Two kinds of Beans, Mac and Cheese, Hot dogs, Coleslaw, Rolls, Drinks, and Homemade Desserts. Annual Raffle Calendar- Historical Displays Donation- $7/person- children under 5 Free Proceeds to Benefit Arundel Historical […]
The Electric Baby now showing at Saco River Theatre
The Originals present The Electric Baby by Stephanie Zadravec on April 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:30 p.m. April 25 is pay-what-you-can. Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, Maine. Tickets: General Admission $25, Seniors & Students $22. Reservations: 207-929-5412 or www.sacorivertheatre.org. Set in Pittsburgh, The Electric Baby tells the […]
Lego Club at Kennebunk Free Library
The Kennebunk Free Library is offering a Lego Club for children ages 4 and older. The Lego Club will meet on Wednesday May 22 at 4 p.m. Come and build new and imaginative creations or ask the librarian for a challenge to complete. All Lego blocks will be supplied; please leave yours at home. Registration is required. This event is […]
Buxton Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
The Buxton Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home located at the intersection of Route 4A and Route 202 in Buxton. Call Linda at 929-5531 for more information.
E-Waste recycling to be available in Sanford
Sanford — Residents seeking to recycle old televisions, computers, printers, microwaves, VCRs, and leftover parts from other electronics, including wiring will be able to do Saturday, June 8 at St. Thomas Catholic School, 69 North Ave. in Sanford. Hours for recycling are 8 to 11 a.m.
Carol Creaser, 70, van driver for the REAL School who made an impact in students’ lives
From slowing down to point out flowers to buying ice cream, the Casco resident was known for making the extra effort to connect with students.
Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield Center: Treasures in the old cookbooks
All of my cookbooks had copyright dates from 1964 to 1971. The ones I mostly used, anyway. The decidedly not new “New Better Homes & Gardens” (Better Homes & Gardens, 1968) with the three-package cream cheese cheesecake recipe (p. 216) and the beef stroganoff (p. 238) with the 2 tablespoons of wine in it, which, […]
Our View: Mainers should have access to Canadian drugs
Until the U.S. government offers the kind of protection that other countries provide, Maine should do what it can.
Earl Tilford: New Challenges to U.S. National Security
The news program “60 Minutes” recently interviewed two F-22 Raptor pilots who, without Air Force approval, announced they would no longer fly the Raptor due to unresolved problems in its oxygen system resulting in a number of cases of hypoxia. The Boeing F-22 is a “fifth generation,” multi-purpose combat platform and the most sophisticated and […]
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