The actions, foreshadowed by the Biden administration for weeks, signal a harder line against Vladimir Putin.
2021
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Shipyard fire department played a key role
South Portland played a role in both American and world history during World War II, when the workers at our shipyards constructed both Ocean-class and Liberty-class cargo ships. From 1941 to 1945, we built and launched 244 Liberty ships and 30 Ocean ships. In order to construct these 274 ships, the two shipyards (East and […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, News
U.S., Maine jobless claims fall in hopeful sign that layoffs are easing
Maine numbers dip slightly after U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March, the most since August, in a sign that a sustained recovery is taking hold.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Maine Audubon seeks stream explorers
Volunteers would be trained to survey large aquatic insects in southern Maine streams.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s infection rate rises to nation’s 14th highest, driven by young people
The state reported 579 new cases on Thursday, topping 500 for the third straight day.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland residents react to revaluation notice
Process, started in 2019, was delayed by the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, News
Blinken visits Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
The secretary of state seeks to assure senior Afghan politicians that the U.S. remains committed to the country despite the planned exit of the remaining 2,500 American troops by Sept. 11.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Panel recommends against reinstating Saco attorney
The Board of Overseers of the Bar recommends against reinstating Gary Prolman, who has filed a statement of disagreement.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Brunswick made the right choice about trash
In the April 9 letters to the editor (“Modern landfills a more environmentally-friendly solution”), a Casella employee wrote a few things that misrepresent the situation with their landfill at Juniper Ridge, and implicitly question the recent decision of the Town Council to shift its waste disposal to ecomaine. Before addressing the letter, it is worth […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Don’t repair the filibuster, scrap it
The “Another View” editorial, “Mend the filibuster, don’t scrap it,” (April 3), by the Bloomberg Opinion editorial board seems to me to be another conservative viewpoint that seeks to continue a status quo that the majority of the public – as seen in numerous polls on the issues – is not interested in maintaining, but […]