The equipment is expensive, but it will boost accountability and public confidence in the agency’s work.
2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Does a Trump endorsement make a difference?
Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Allegiance to Trump marks death of a party
I am saddened that the Republican Party, for the most part, has chosen to embrace and perpetuate the lie that the 2020 presidential election was somehow stolen from former President Donald J. Trump. The Republican leadership has gone as far as to threaten their own people with censure and loss of committee assignments for not […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Your Land: A bear’s notebook … continued
“I’m back!” Some weeks ago, in the season of buds and flowers, I took some time to describe how I sussed out the upcoming blueberry crop. Writing that asked for considerable detail about finding little white flowers and mapping their presence and promise. All that was okay, because I had the time. Not so much […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: In defense of Facebook
Back in the ’50s, people joked that cheering for the New York Yankees, a baseball dynasty, was like cheering for General Motors, an industrial behemoth. After all, what thrills do you get from backing the heavily favored horse? Times change; those two Goliaths have ceded their competitive dominance. Let me take a stab at defending […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Sande’s Picks: Explore the wonderful world of craft brewing
Two of my three sons are visiting. They are craft beer aficionados and, yes, have completed the Maine Beer Trail challenge and have the T-shirts to prove it. This time, they started with the just-opened Mast Landing Brewery in Freeport and sampled two of the 21 brews always on tap. Welcome to Paradise is a […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Raymond: Aug. 6
Local dancers take center stage in national contest Congratulations to Maine Dance Center participants who had an impressive sweep in awards at the Take Center Stage Nationals in Plymouth, Massachusetts: Margo Gaudet, Overall Excellence Judges Award, 2nd Overall and 2nd National Mini Title; Mia Gaudet, Platinum award; Margo Gaudet and Lennon Smart-Damen, Platinum and 1st […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough to conduct community survey in early fall
Scarborough looks much different now than it did 20 years ago — the landscape, demographics, and individual opinions on Town issues. It has also been over 20 years since our last town-wide community survey in 1999. There is a lot we can learn from gathering public input. It is time for a new survey. In […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: It’s time for a new bridge
To some people the bridge is known simply as the green bridge while others call it the Frank Woods Bridge. If the only thing Mr. Woods did was to convince the builders to move the bridge out of the mill, then he definitely deserves the honor of having his name on the bridge. I have […]