The American Red Cross Northern New England Region has announced the following blood donation opportunities: Bath May 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., YMCA, 303 Centre St. June 10, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., YMCA, 303 Centre St. Bowdoin May 25, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., FHC Inc., 1201 Main St. Bowdoinham June 9, noon to […]
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
We may be stepping on miracles
During the last few weeks, I’ve been hard at work planting new things, moving others around, weeding, and just basking in the sensation of life springing from the earth. This body of mine isn’t young anymore, so I have to pace myself a lot more now. Moving a plant from one spot to another involves […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Offensive editorial cartoon takes ugly swipe at Republican Party
I have to say something about the Portland Press Herald’s printing Bob Englehart’s syndicated editorial cartoon in Tuesday’s paper (May 11, Page A10). I can’t believe the paper would print something that would make a comparison between terrorists and the Republican Party. I have subscribed to the paper for a very long time, and I […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, May 13
Pass bill for lower prescription drug prices To the editor, Mainers face many barriers to affordable care, especially to affordable prescription drugs. It isn’t right that Americans must pay the highest prices in the world for medicines they need. Having a health condition that requires medication, I understand the struggle of many Mainers who have […]
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Five Maine businesses will compete live for a $50,000 grant in June
Gorham Savings Bank hosts its annual small business competition LaunchPad next month, including a special $10,000 prize for business agility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Columnist Parker forgets ‘socialism’ for the rich
Tax cuts for the wealthy are a bigger problem than low-wage workers choosing to stay home.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Baby Bottle Drive at Good Shepherd Parish to Kick Off on Mother’s Day Weekend and Raise Money for Local Pregnancy Centers
BIDDEFORD — Good Shepherd Parish, which includes Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco; St. Joseph Church, Biddeford; St. Margaret Church, Old Orchard Beach; St. Philip Church, Lyman; and St. Brendan Chapel, Biddeford Pool, is holding a baby bottle drive to help local pregnancy resource centers. The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a baby bottle drive for […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Horace Plummer, harness maker, and the blacksmiths at Cash Corner
This week, we take a look at a harness maker and three blacksmiths who all were part of the Cash Corner community in the late-1800s and early-1900s. Horace B. Plummer was the first of these men on the scene. Born in the late-1830s in Gray, he moved to South Portland (then known as Cape Elizabeth) […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Middle School of the Kennebunks makes shelter donation
More than 2,300 essential items were recently donated to York County Shelter Programs from students at Middle School of the Kennebunks. It was the largest single donation from a school in the nonprofit’s history, going back to 1979. Megan Gean-Gendron, executive director of York County Shelter Programs, said the number of socks donated will allow […]
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Letters to the Editor
Looking for a doctor? To the editor, Looking for a general practitioner in Kennebunk or within a 50-mile radius? Tough luck, says the medical profession. You can just drop dead. Since one of the best family practices closed in Kennebunk, leaving hundreds of patients out to dry, it is impossible to find another doctor who […]