Notes for Aug. 3.
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Selective history lessons a disservice to Maine students
I have been thinking about race-conscious curriculum and its importance to my education and worldview in Maine ever since my high school teacher wrote to the Press Herald about teaching diversity in his English class (Maine Voices, June 19). I realized that without this knowledge, I would be immensely underequipped to understand my country and […]
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Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate
Maine Commercial Real Estate: July 2021 Transactions
SALES 244 Western Avenue Association LLC purchased a 12,463 SF retail/medical office building at 260 Western Ave., South Portland. Katie Allen and Tom Moulton, CCIM, SIOR, The Dunham Group. Longfellow Property Development LLC purchased a 1,260-SF commercial building at 211 Valley St., Portland. Joe Malone, CCIM/SIOR and Jennifer Small, Malone Commercial Brokers; Thomas Moulton, The […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine should ensure accountability for animal abuse, neglect
A lifetime ownership ban imposed after the seizure of 20 horses and other animals in Springvale is not enough of a deterrent.
Posted inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: The trickiness of recycling aerosol, paint containers in Brunswick
Small aerosol cans of the sort usually found in a kitchen are a potential hazard, and they need to be handled with care. In general, they are recyclable, but only if they are truly empty. The test is that there is no liquid inside, and you can hold the trigger down for 10 seconds with […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: Start now to get another growing season out of your garden
The same hot weather that brings out the best in tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and other summer vegetables makes spinach, lettuce, peas, and other cool-weather vegetables tough and bitter. Midsummer weather makes the prospect of cool weather seem remote, but of course such weather will return. Now might be a good time to plan for and […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Biddeford’s historic Marble Block building sold to Luke’s Lobster executive
Bryan Holden, chief development officer of Luke’s Lobster, purchased the building for $400,000 in July from Engine, a nonprofit arts organization that still hopes the building can become a community hub.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: In support of death with dignity
A good friend lost a good dog last night. Angus was one of those kind souls who was always there for his people with a smile, a wag and eyes that held great depths of soul. He loved his pack and his pack loved him. He lived a long and good life filled with woody […]