Jinger Howell, owner of Yo Momma’s Apron Strings in Bowdoin, has announced the I Am Fully Vaccinated Against COVID sweepstakes, offering the chance to win a lemon-themed apron as an incentive for individuals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I want to see the backside of this pandemic and this is my way of honoring those […]
2021
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Loon Echo Land Trust deserves credit for conservation
One of the many reasons we love living in the Lakes Region is our beautiful natural environment. And during this past year it called to us more than ever. When we could not enjoy movie theaters and restaurants or enjoy indoor gatherings with friends and family, we took to the hills! Thanks to Loon Echo […]
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Posted inNation & World
Deadly collapse of Mexico City subway overpass prompts questions of structural integrity
At least 24 people are dead, and another 27 remained hospitalized of the more than 70 injured when the support beams collapsed as a train passed along an elevated section.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: No one serving on school boards is objective
I am writing to respond to Allen Sarvinas’ odd letter that appeared in The Forecaster (“Teachers don’t belong on school boards,” April 23). Mr. Sarvinas doesn’t want teachers to be elected to school boards because he believes they would always vote in lockstep with positions taken by teacher unions. Mr. Sarvinas suggests that if only […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine Farmland Trust, Wolfe’s Neck Center launch Maine Soil Health Network
Maine Farmland Trust and Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport has launched the Maine Soil Health Network in partnership with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture in Pennsylvania. The Maine Soil Health Network is a pilot project that will support an initial cohort of eight farms in learning about the effects of different farm management practices on the farm’s […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: May 6
St. Anne’s outdoor Mass and rosary rally set Everyone is invited to gather at St. Anne’s Church at 299 Main St. in Gorham on Saturday, May 15, for an outdoor Mass and public rosary rally. Confessions will be offered at 10 a.m., followed by the outdoor Mass at 11 a.m. and rosary rally at noon. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Congregation looks into selling historic Woodfords parish house
A Woodfords Congregational Church task force recommends selling part of the building to Community Housing of Maine for senior housing.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine drops residency requirement for getting COVID-19 vaccinations
The state’s vaccination rate, meanwhile, creeps closer to 40%, among the highest in the country.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Maine Guide celebrates four seasons of sporting adventures
Tom Roth’s “A Sporting Year in Maine” is a month-by-month journey in the year of a Maine outdoorsman, who counts Sebago Lake as one of his favorite fishing spots.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity
Last month’s news reports of vandalism at the sprawling and majestic Evergreen Cemetery in Portland’s Deering neighborhood struck a chord with me. I haven’t seen an update to the initial April 2 reports of 150 toppled and damaged gravestones, but Portland Police said eyewitnesses saw teenagers running from the area, and that sounds about right […]