The Oasis Free Clinics Board of Directors enacted six-year term limits for board members in 2015. At the time, six years seemed so far away to me. Yet here I am, the time has flown and only weeks remain. As I term off the Oasis Board and look back, I feel an overwhelming sense of […]
December 2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Meet an amazing Appalachian Polar Bear
“November 9, 2016: Passing through the halls on my way to class, I can’t help but marvel at the sheer absurdity of it all. Copious amounts of Confederate flag attire, the echo of ‘Trump Train” chants ricocheting off the lockers, the flashes of red MAGA hats in the hallways, the click of steel-toed Carolina boots […]
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Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough mural colors the neighborhood
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts-Scarborough and Spillers Reprographics partnered to commission the work.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Portland missed chance to support Small Business Saturday
We thoroughly enjoyed Small Business Saturday in the Old Port. We invited out-of-town guests to join us. We purchased gifts for the season and we enjoyed a wonderful lunch. Portland missed an opportunity to support small, local businesses by not offering free parking. Let’s keep our local economy diverse and strong. Kevin Keiser Portland
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Local students make academic honors
The following students made the dean’s list at Stonhill College in Easton, Massachusetts: Jacqueline Foley, Sophie Glidden, Kellie Guerette, Lauren Quintiliani, Cara Reynolds of Scarborough, and Hannah Ricker, all of Scarborough, and Diana Kolb of Gorham.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine won’t wait long for answers on clean energy, transmission lines
A proposal to connect Aroostook County to the New England grid is a follow-up of sorts to the CMP corridor.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Op-ed about opioid overprescribing rings true
Her own experience in the dental chair supports a columnist’s conclusions, a reader says.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: For affordable coverage, visit CoverME.gov ASAP
CoverME.gov is linking Mainers to the health coverage they need. Mainers have options when looking for affordable health care coverage. They can also access help to sort through those options and enroll in coverage available at CoverME.gov. In fact, thousands of Mainers have already enrolled in coverage. CoverME.gov has a “compare plans” tool that can […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland City Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats
A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.