Though still in the middle of the busy holiday season, we at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program wanted to take a moment to share our gratitude for everyone who participated in our Thanksgiving bag distribution. With your help, we were able to provide 776 bags of holiday staples and gift cards to our neighbors. Every […]
2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters: We need a Christmas Miracle in COVID fight; We only pretend to care about health
We need a Christmas Miracle This Christmas we need more than a little magic, we need a Christmas Miracle. COVID-19 has caused record levels of death and pain in our state. We must unite as one Maine to avoid further illness and death. In my mind, losing one more Mainer to COVID-19 is one too […]
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Maine Lives Lost: Barbara MacFarlane, 85, a strong, loving woman who cared for others
The Litchfield woman’s family remembers her giving nature and bemoan that she didn’t get vaccinated because she believed COVID-19 was a hoax.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Don’t miss out on health care coverage this year
There’s a lot going on in each of our lives these days with the holiday season here. Between balancing time with friends and family, volunteering or buying gifts for loved ones, it can be a fun but also hectic time. Beyond the holidays and all our commitments, however, there’s another thing you should remember before […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough fire chief offers winter fire safety tips
As we approach the middle of December it seems like an opportune time to review some basic winter fire safety tips before the onset of the snow storms we know are right around the corner. Emergency access and egress leads the list of priorities. If you have an emergency that requires fire, police, or EMS […]
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Window Shopping: Portland Trading Co.
Located at 83 Market St., it’s a unique place to find a gift for a unique person.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Oakhurst donates $1 million in funds and food to Good Shepherd Food Bank
With Maine experiencing a higher rate of food insecurity than most of the United States and an estimated 182,000 Maine residents experiencing hunger, Oakhurst Dairy has pledged to donate $200,000 in funds and $479,000 in food donations over the next four years to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine’s Campaign to End Hunger. This is […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Carbon dividends would protect us from energy cost hike
Bravo for the inspiring Bill Nemitz column on Maine COP26 contributor Susana Hancock (Nov. 21). The U.S. could lead the world to a sustainable future, and Maine lawmakers are critical to this effort. With EU and UK carbon tariffs starting to hit U.S. products in 2023, economic pressure to join every other developed nation and […]
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Letter to the editor: Dole remembered for support of direct elections
The late Sen. Bob Dole, Republican of Kansas, was not only a supporter of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but also – in 1979 – expressed his support for direct elections: “Were we to switch to a system of direct election, I think we would see a […]
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Letter to the editor: Long past time to focus on Maine housing crisis
An earlier task force encouraged local planning, but it’s obvious now that this approach can’t meet the need.
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