The hope is to accommodate space for outside eating and learning.
2021
Volunteer landowners participate in Maine tick study
Last year’s survey showed Cumberland County ticks to have some of the highest rates of Lyme disease pathogens.
Inside Raymond: April 30
Masks spring up Raymond Village Library has new spring-themed face masks, created by Mary Laturnau, available for purchase. Laturnau designed, sewed and donated each of these beautiful masks with sizes that will fit for both adults’ and children’s faces. Masks are $4 each and can be purchased at the library during regular library hours. For […]
Peter Vose, Falmouth: We’re all in this together
My parents drove us from Scarborough to Houlton to visit family every summer in the late ’50s and early ’60s. North of Bangor, the two-lane roads passed through miles of forests. My oldest sister sat up front, and my two younger sisters, brother and I occupied the back in those pre-seatbelt days. Somewhere in that […]
Gordon Weil: Fix the Supreme Court without making it bigger
“It ain’t broke, so don’t fix it.” That version of the old saying is what most Republicans and some Democrats think about the Supreme Court and the proposal to increase the number of justices on the Court. Most Democrats in Congress believe it is broken and that former GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell did it. […]
Maine tourism industry expects boost after travel restrictions end Saturday
Residents from all U.S. states will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, signifying a potentially booming summer tourism season this year.
Our View: Lobster industry has more to add to wind discussion than ‘Crush Mills’
The governor and others are making a good-faith effort to answer questions about the Gulf of Maine’s future. Fishermen should join them.
Barbara Sullivan, Portland: Getting and giving support when it counts
Our sister called us on Jan. 28, telling us it was time to come home. Our mother had suffered a stroke. Death was imminent. From Maine and parts of Massachusetts, we headed to Cape Cod. Hospice had arrived. Our beloved caretaker was there, stroking our mother’s hand, whispering words of comfort. We circled her bed, […]
Abby Davis joins Fontaine Family Team
Abby Davis has joined the team at Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader at their Auburn location, according to a company press release. The company also has a Scarborough location. Davis primarily grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma. Her four-year tour in the United States Coast Guard […]
Letter to the editor: Incompetent CMP can’t build NECEC – vote ‘yes’ in November
Why should Mainers trust that Central Maine Power can build and maintain their multibillion-dollar corridor without messing up again? We shouldn’t. Let me count the ways that Spanish-owned CMP has continued its hot streak of incompetence and shame as a company. • Fraudulent billing: CMP caught hot water for their mismanagement-at-best and fraudulent-at-worst billing, earning […]