To the woman who greeted me with an obscene finger gesture last week and the gentleman shaving in his rearview mirror who refused to pull forward to allow me to complete my journey across Forest Avenue on Monday morning: For the record, I had a green light. I’m sure you didn’t see it. You were […]
2019
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Trump makes it clear he won’t be part of shutdown solution
The impasse will last until Senate Republicans pay the political price for their blind devotion.
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Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
George Smith, Winthrop: Fired at just the right moment
I was on a straight line toward working as an adult at Wilson’s Dollar Stores in Winthrop, where my dad was a part owner, and I’d started working when I was 12 years old. I enrolled in the business school at the University of Maine in Orono in order to prepare for working at the […]
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Linda S. Lucas, Kennebunk: Honeymoon on the high seas
As a native Mainer, I’m descended from a long line of sea captains, mariners and ship carpenters who sailed from Searsport and Stockton Springs. According to the Penobscot Marine Museum archives, Searsport sea captains made up 10 percent of the merchant vessel masters in the United States in 1880. Seafaring careers were a family tradition […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maximizing town, school technology could lower property taxes
More municipal and educational services can be provided digitally if we shed our resistance to change.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Kicking and screaming, Trump enters the terrible twos
I called my teenage daughter’s pediatricians for advice on how to deal with the president’s growing pains.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Astronomical Society receives presentation from BluShift Aerospace
KENNEBUNK — At the last meeting of the Astronomical Society of Northern New England, members and guests were privileged to hear a presentation by Sascha Deri, Chief Executive Officer of BluShift Aerospace. All programs of the organization are free and open to the general public. Sascha Deri was born and raised in Maine. Moving to Massachusetts […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Routine food inspections halted by US government shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Routine food inspections aren’t getting done because of the partial government shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to resume next week, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The agency said it’s working to bring back about 150 employees to inspect riskier foods such as cheese, infant formula […]
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Passing a stopped school bus tops Kennebunkport Police Log items
KENNEBUNKPORT — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Kennebunkport Police from Nov. 6 to Dec. 31, 2018: • Shannon Hartmann, 46, of Kennebunkport, was issued a summons for failure to display a current/valid certificate of inspection after the above violation was observed by officers on Goose Rocks Road. • Jessica Gilbert, […]
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String orchestral group announces winter session
KENNEBUNK – The community string ensemble No Strings Attached invites local violin, viola, cello and bass players to fiddle away the winter chill with its winter session starting Thursday, Jan. 17. No Strings Attached is an informal orchestral ensemble for those who love playing great music simply for the joy of it. Repertoire ranges from […]
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