Ten juniors make our list of the top high school skiers in southern Maine.
2019
Posted inThe Forecaster
Greater Portland School Notebook: Dec. 25
Bishop honors Christmas Card Contest winners Bishop Robert P. Deeley welcomed the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest to the diocesan offices in Portland on Dec. 16, when they and their families enjoyed an Italian dinner with the bishop provided by Maria’s Restaurant in Portland. All Catholic school and faith formation […]
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Our View: Why aren’t we doing more to end hunger?
Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Mainers still don’t get enough nutritious food.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sweet should examine self-imposed problems’ impact on health care costs
Betsy Sweet, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, makes the case for “Medicare for All” in a Dec. 21 op-ed. As she puts it: “It covers everyone and every illness. It will cover long-term care, hearing aids, glasses and dental care.” Further, she says, it would save $2 trillion over 10 years. […]
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Grimando named city’s director of planning, urban development
PORTLAND — The City Council last week named Christine Grimando the city’s director of planning and urban development Grimando, who has served as the acting director since August when Jeff Levine left the position, has been working in the city’s planning department since April 2014, first as a senior planner and then as city planner. […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
Posted inLetters, News
Letter to the editor: Hoping for fruitful, healing conversations in 2020
In the old days, when people on both sides of the ideological divide were thoughtful, courteous but passionate about their views, we could converse about politics without fear of retribution. And those conversations led to a greater understanding of not only what divides but also what unites us. Today, most fair-minded people abstain from such […]
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Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.
A columnist who says that Maine’s largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.
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Commentary: Celebrating Kwanzaa in a troubled time
We would all benefit by learning more about one another, and by embodying this secular holiday’s ideals of happiness, unity and peace.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Gorham council wrong to ignore will of voters
Sometimes, you have to fight Town Hall before you can join Town Hall, and that’s just what Gorham’s Janet Kuech is doing. Kuech has worked as an educational technician (teacher’s helper, for those who don’t speak educationese) for 18 years in the Gorham school system. In November, she was elected to the Gorham Town Council. […]