For the first year and a half of my life, I was the sole recipient of my mom’s and dad’s affection and adoration. From the day my brother joined our family, I was disheartened to find I would have to compete for my parents’ attention. When I turned 4 years old, I decided our family […]
2021
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Twenty-five ideas for enjoying the great outdoors
A couple of key milestones occurred simultaneously earlier this month that are worth noting. The CDC revised their health and safety guidelines, emphasizing that outdoor activity is for the most part safe now and recommended whenever possible vs. gathering indoors in large groups. Their announcement coincided with May Day, or the time when people recall […]
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Tom Purcell: Why adults should play in the woods
The retired science teacher jumped up from his hiding spot in his garden and grabbed my arm before I could escape. It happened in the mid-1970s when I was playing a game we neighborhood kids invented called “Fugitive.” Each summer night 15 or 20 of us would participate. Whoever drew the short straw was assigned […]
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Hard to believe, but lobster and halibut were once considered trash
Some of the best Maine seafood was once considered trash fish. Lobster, for example, was fed to indentured servants in the 1800s because it was a cheap source of protein. They got so tired of eating it that they took their masters to court and a law was passed limiting lobster meals to three times […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: May 13
Big bash in Buxton The Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton, along with the town of Buxton, are planning to hold the annual Dorcas Fest and Community Day on Aug. 7, complete with a parade, a performance by The Mallett Brothers Band and fireworks. The event will be held at Tory Hill, which is at […]
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Biddeford Middle School team aces Odyssey of the Mind
Eighth-grade team will go on to world championships.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Spending alone can’t rebuild Maine’s capabilities
The long-awaited, $1 billion American Rescue Plan package submitted by Gov. Janet Mills to the Legislature has something for just about everyone. Mills would pump $50 million into fishing, farming and forest products. She’d replenish the depleted unemployment insurance fund by $80 million. Another $80 million would “jumpstart innovation,” though we could use some details. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Transportation bill would let Mainers stay in their own homes as they age
As we age, we all want to live our lives as fully as we do now. We want to shop for groceries, take an exercise class, volunteer, go to church and generally be part of our communities. And that keeps us healthier as we age. MaineCare has started supporting more people in this, but it […]
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Commentary: Dark money erodes our trust in democracy – Maine’s senators can restore it
The For the People Act will ensure our state’s candidates don’t see a repeat of the deluge of outside spending that took place in 2020.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Anne Holliday Abbott, Portland: Just one more call from Harriet
Near the end of the time during which my youngest sister, Harriet, was able to adequately communicate, she called me every weekday afternoon at exactly the same time from her seat in the van going home from adult day care. She got off the van at Sunshine Market for her husband to take her to […]