Forest City Brewery, Casco Brewery and the McGlinchy brothers
January 2021
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Jan. 21
ecomaine hiking fee for drop-off at plant Citing COVID-19, ecomaine is raising the minimum rate private citizens will be charged to haul trash to its facility on Blueberry Lane in Portland. The minimum rate beginning Feb. 1 will jump 200% from $5 to $15. Customer vehicles are weighed entering and exiting the facility with a […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Jan. 21
Sebago Lake calendar available Portland Water District’s 2021 “Images of Sebago Lake 2021” calendar, featuring images from amateur photographers, is now available. This is the 16th Sebago Lake calendar recognizing local talent and their appreciation for Greater Portland’s drinking water source. Due to the pandemic, distribution of the calendar is slightly different this year. PWD […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland history book released for bicentennial
Local experts work with Arcadia Publishing to create “Cumberland,” which examines the town’s long history through photographs embellished with contextual information.
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love to Eat: Jan. 21
Haddock supper buffet — Saturday, Jan. 30, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Social distancing guidelines in effect, face masks and use of hand sanitizer required. Takeout containers available. Suggested donation: adult, $8; child, $4; family, $20.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sen. King is wrong – Big Government is the problem
Sen. Angus King wrongly asserts that Republicans have “divided the country“; it is Big Government that is divisive. An expanding Code of Federal Regulations, written by unelected bureaucrats, seeps into our lives and commanders our resources – there is too much at stake for various factions not to be intensely concerned how the “boot” or […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
On day one, a newly inaugurated President Joe Biden will have to manage a devastated economy – much as he and former President Barack Obama did 12 years ago. What can the country expect? Forecasting how the economy will perform under a new president is generally a fool’s errand. How much or how little credit […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library Links: The wheels on the bus go round and round
McArthur Library in Biddeford is taking steps t o get books and more in students’ hands.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Town & Country FCU provides hundreds of meals to frontline health care workers
If ever the phrase, “Out with the old and in with the new,” was applicable, it is when combined with the year 2020. To mark the end of a challenging year for so many people and to ring in 2021 with a new beginning, Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative is […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: What America needs is a hearty laugh
America could use a hearty laugh right now, but laughter doesn’t come easily because too many Americans have lost their sense of humor. Humor, says Merriam-Webster, is “the ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny.” We are at our best when we’re amused. Few things can better reduce stress […]