One alternative is a potential connector between South Street and Route 111. A study will examine that scenario, among others.
December 2021
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – South Portland Public Library hosting Diaper Drive through Dec. 20
The South Portland Public Library is hosting a Diaper Drive between Monday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Dec. 20. Those wishing to donate may drop off diapers at either the Main Library or the Branch Library location, during business hours and library staff will deliver them to a Maine Diaper Bank. One in three U.S. families […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – South Portland machinist, Charles B. Rutledge
We mentioned Charles Rutledge in last week’s column about the tug Pejepscot. Since we have several other references to Mr. Rutledge in our archives, let’s take a look at the interesting life history of this South Portlander. Charles B. Rutledge was born in 1888 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Charles and Annette Elizabeth Rutledge. […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Caregiving resources are available To the editor, Caregiving may be one of the most important, and challenging, roles you’ll ever assume. No matter where you are in your caregiving journey — starting to plan; taking care of a family member in your home, in a facility, or from a distance; or managing end-of-life caregiving responsibilities […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
A thank you message from the Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Lyman would like to extend warm wishes and a big thank you to the community and to the parishioners of Good Shepherd Parish for the support of our 22nd annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner held at Most Holy Trinity Hall in Saco. The outpouring of […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Classic Thanksgiving illustration not a realistic one
Regarding the depiction of Thanksgiving dinner (Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want”) accompanying the Nov. 26 letter to the editor “Rockwell would lack inspiration today”: There is no way in this world that Grandma could carry, much less bend over the table to deposit, her large turkey aboard her large, heavy platter without serious consequences. My […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: COVID demands systemic health care changes
Burnout-related worker resignations, full ICUs and cancellation of non-emergency surgeries can’t be allowed to become ‘the new normal.’
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: As forces of nature, there’s a lot to know about changing tides
Tides are one of those things that are very simple to explain on one level and very difficult on another. As a first-year student in college who came to Maine from Missouri, I had no personal experience or understanding of tides. I was confused by the fact that the ramp leading down to the sailing […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine schools navigate COVID-19 protocols for sports and extracurriculars
With winter coming and COVID-19 case rates high, some Maine schools are requiring vaccination or pooled testing in order for students to participate in sports and activities.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Justice Kavanaugh reveals radical view of abortion limits
As a nominee, he told Sen. Collins that Roe is ‘settled law’; as a justice, he says abortion should be a matter for the states to decide.