My gardening efforts started when I was a child. I grew up on a 5-acre farm with my parents and six siblings. My mother raised chickens and my father was a carpenter-contractor. He raised cows for beef. Between the chickens and beef, our freezer was always full. We also had a huge garden. We grew […]
2021
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Linda Treworgy Faatz, Gorham: A man with a vision
A rundown farmhouse, 30 acres of land and a blank slate for a man with a vision. That was 1941. As with any vision, it evolves. So did the landscape at the family homestead. Over time my father, inspired by visits to established gardens and having a strong urge to design, began his labor of […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: April 29
Garden club plant sale Buxton Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 15 in the parking lot of the Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, 13 Portland Road, at the intersection of Routes 4A and 202. Masks are required. For more information, call Lisa at 468-1141. SAD […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We need a public health approach to substance use
L.D. 967, L.D. 994 and LR 1817 would prioritize the health and well-being of our neighbors and community members, not their punishment.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: April 29
Spring brush reminder Residents can take brush to Gorham Public Works Department, 80 Huston Road, on two Saturdays, May 1 and May 15, 8 a.m. to noon. No commercial drop-off or stumps will be accepted. Leaves and grass clippings will be accepted in the designated area through the season. For more information, call 892-9062. 50 […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford High School 2020-2021 Quarter 3 Honor Roll
BIDDEFORD — Listed below is the Biddeford High School 2020-2021 Quarter 3 Honor Roll: Grade 12 HIGH HONORS: Katlyn Bickford, Zowie Cheetham-Wilmot, Alec Descoteaux, Renee Dutremble, Tatum Eastman, Brielle Eon, Anthony Gendron, William Harriman, Delaney Hatch, Nicholas Hill, Pauline Kheang, Ethan LaCourse, Matthew Laflamme, Anna Lavigne, Matthew Maynard, Alexander McAlevey, Bethany Painchaud, Syeda M Raidah, David Robertson, Cody […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Reforms would ensure more humane Maine drug policy
I graduated from high school a decade ago, and during my life, I’ve seen an epidemic of addiction develop because corrupt corporations wanted to make more profit. I’ve also seen how a policy that criminalizes drug use has made friends’ lives harder and painful. I know people in recovery, and I know others who still […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Diane Sturgeon named SBA district director for Maine
PROMOTIONS The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Diane Sturgeon district director of its Maine District Office. Sturgeon has worked for the SBA for nine years in the Maine office and most recently served as deputy district director. She joined the SBA in 2012 as a lender relations specialist and has more than 10 years […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: A hunger for normalcy
My recent trip to Florida was glorious for one simple reason: it was normal. You see, I had been hungering for a friendly social gathering for months – any gathering involving family, friends, business colleagues or old classmates would do. I had been hungering for the simple ability to freely assemble with my fellow humans, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Increased smoking, drinking part of COVID’s cost
It will take a few years to determine whether people’s pandemic coping methods will result in increased sickness and death.