BIDDEFORD Eighth-grader’s idea inspiring action A proposal by St. James School eighth-grader Igor Bitencourt has inspired a schoolwide Advent initiative to help more than 60 Biddeford students who are experiencing homelessness to have a special Christmas. Over the past few weeks, students, staff, and community members have brought food items, such like cereal, cookies, chips, […]
December 21, 2021
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Land trusts’ practices raise unanswered questions
Fire hazard, municipal oversight and the impact on landowners who are not tax-exempt are among the issues that need to be explored.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child? In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes
Many were surprised when James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old boy accused of killing four classmates at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan, were charged for their alleged role in the tragedy. Criminal law, unlike civil law, is less likely to hold defendants liable for the actions of a […]
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PORTLAND Free Christmas Day dinners set for Portland and Rumford In an effort to ensure that nobody is alone on Christmas Day, free Christmas dinners will be offered at three churches in Portland and Rumford. All are welcome. The Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes and Faith Conquers Fear (faithconquersfear.org) will host a free dinner from […]
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Blood Drives
With the holidays approaching, the American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood and platelet shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: Most herbs don’t thrive on winter windowsills. Two do.
Windowsill herb plants would seem a perfect antidote to winter’s visual and culinary blandness, except that such plants rarely do as well as billed. The ideal windowsill herb thrives despite dry air and relatively low light conditions to offer intense aroma and flavor. And it should be a pretty plant in winter. Those criteria rule […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: A strong foundation supports student success
In my past three columns, I’ve written about the Portland Public Schools’ four teaching and learning priorities for this school year. All the priorities are aligned to our work of realizing our Portland Promise goals of achievement, whole student, people and equity. I’ve already detailed three of these priorities: strengthening core instruction to ensure students […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke. A quip attributed to former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson has it that “There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.” It’s certainly earned its reputation for longevity. Two friends […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Put safety first in Maine high school sports
If referees wouldn’t ‘tolerate a helmet being worn on a foot,’ then they should require athletes to pull up their masks.
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins missed chance to advocate for climate
On Dec. 10-11, 93 people died as 62 tornadoes tore through in five states. On Dec. 15, more than a dozen semi trucks blew over in a 107-mph gust as part of a Colorado dust storm. The climate crisis is making such weather patterns less predictable and more severe. President Biden campaigned on the Build […]