The 19th annual People Plus Music in April online auction fundraiser is now open. The online silent auction, which features over 150 items, launched April 1 and will close at 10 p.m. April 30. The auction will feature a variety of items, including golf packages, local gift certificates, jewelry, private dinners, an outdoor gas grill, toys, […]
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Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
School Board delivers statement of unity against racism
SCARBOROUGH — After a Scarborough family reported being a target of a racist note, the board of education, district council leadership and high school civil rights club encouraged education and discussion in a joint statement. On March 22, a family said they found a racist hate-note on their car, April Sither, board chair, said. The […]
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Chocolate Church Arts Center announces outdoor concerts
The Chocolate Church Arts Center will host a lineup of in-person, outdoor concerts in May and June at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. The first concert, on Saturday, May 8, will feature The Mallett Brothers Band, who perform their own brand of rock and roll, americana and country. On May 22, actor and musician […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough local property tax relief program deadline extended
New deadline this year is May 17.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Easing poverty also benefits the wealthy
I watched an interview of James Baldwin recently in which he said something that really struck me: “If I am starving, you are in danger.” We should think about that, especially those of us who are wealthy while so many others are struggling, starving, in this world. FDR understood that, and that is why he […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Bridgton: April 9
Face masks delivered Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club delivered 1,200 face masks to Lake Region High School on March 24, just in time for the students’ return to full-time, in-person learning. Hundreds of masks were also delivered the same day to Stevens Elementary School, as well as to the Bridgton fire and police departments, public library […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Sande’s Picks: Craft beer is thriving in the Midcoast
According to the Maine Brewers’ Guild there are 155 active, licensed craft breweries in the state, with 10 in the southern Midcoast area alone. Until 1990 there were two active breweries in Maine. Many of these companies use local grains and hops in their brewing which has supported local agriculture and jobs. Other growers provide […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cooking at the Cove: The first picnic of the year
After many months apart, I’m planning a little picnic at the shore with my two teenage granddaughters. I came up with a menu that includes the market rotisserie chicken they favor and a grain salad studded with vegetables. For dessert, I’m making something they’ve never eaten before: a pineapple upside-down cake. I first learned of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester: April 9
Special town election A special election will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road. The first of two articles pertains to funding repairs to the Stevens Brook dam/box culvert replacement and road repair. The second article would OK the purchase of a loader […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rise in reckless driving another consequence of COVID
The pandemic took a lot of people off the roads, but Maine still had an increase in fatal accidents.