Picture this scenario: You are standing in front of a room, and people you knew when you were still working take turns praising you, thanking you for something meaningful you did for them back in the day — 30, 40, 50, even 60 years ago. They’re sharing their stories with love and humor, much to […]
2021
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Superintendent’s Notebook: Special education is more than a line item in the budget
In order to most effectively support Brunswick’s students, the School Department’s 2021-22 budget was designed to focus on four primary areas: special education, mental health and wellness, capital projects and technology. Special education, which is one of the most important but least understood aspects of public education, is a significant driver of this budget proposal. […]
advertisement
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
UScellular names retail area sales manager for greater Portland area
UScellular has named Jonathan Isacco retail area sales manager for the company’s New Hampshire and greater Portland area. Isacco is responsible for leading store associates in Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook, and Topsham, Maine, as well as Manchester, Keene, Concord, Tilton, and West Lebanon, New Hampshire. He will help customers and businesses select the best plan […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Local meals are available in Scarborough area
Meals To Go Program 3 Pre-Cooked Frozen Meals for $10 Scarborough Community Services and Southern Maine Agency are working together to offer a Meals to Go Program. If you are 60 or older, you can get three pre-cooked freezer meals to enjoy when you need them for a suggested donation of only $10. If you […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: April 9
Local educator chosen for fellowship The Coalition on Adult Basic Education’s Advocacy Fellowship has selected Windham Raymond Adult Education’s Catherine Giuffre-Renaud for its prestigious Fellowship program. The fellowship focuses on the development of leadership and advocacy skills, research capacity and network of influence for adult educators, their staff and administrators. By being chosen as a […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, April 9
Support online voter registration To the editor, As a Maine citizen, I am very proud of the engagement of our voters and their high rates of participation in elections, even in the most challenging of times. I believe that we can further encourage and support Maine citizens’ engagement and participation by adopting an online voter […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gordon Weil: Democrats may act alone on economic renewal
It’s not a new “New Deal.” It’s not even “big government.” But President Biden is trying to do something big with his infrastructure plan. Congressional Republicans oppose many of his ideas. What does “infrastructure” mean? Originally a French word, it translates as “substructure.” Does that mean only the most basic supports of the national economy, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Modern landfills a more environmentally-friendly solution
In a recent Times Record articles (March 23 and April 7) and a letter to the editor about Brunswick’s Graham Road landfill closure it has been stated that “choosing ecomaine could effectively lower the town’s municipal net greenhouse gas emissions by around 80%.” The article seemed to imply that incineration is always preferable to landfilling […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Next week is National Telecommunicator Week
Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. This year, we honor the often-unsung heroes of public safety, our dispatchers, during the week of April 11-17. Every emergency that a police officer or firefighter responds to either starts with, or is handled […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Guest column: Royal River Conservation Trust has lost its way
Royal River Conservation Trust is on the brink of compromising its impressive history in land acquisition and preservation by partnering with Gray-New Gloucester Little League on a large urban-scale development in New Gloucester’s iconic Intervale landscape. Through a generous offer by a private landowner, RRCT has an option on a 180-acre tract that connects Royal […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.