Maine teachers were put to the front of the line for vaccination so schools could reopen. Many schools have stayed open for in-person learning throughout the pandemic and successfully, with creativity, put a plan in place to protect both students and staff. Our granddaughters in York went to their elementary school full time throughout the […]
2021
Letter to the editor: Ballots or bullets – the priorities are clear
Isn’t ironic that Republicans are making it harder to vote than to buy an assault-style weapon? Jake Hawkins Arundel
Tom Purcell: Baseball strikes out on politics
You can’t escape politics anywhere now – not even in America’s once great pastime, baseball. A “pastime,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably.” Boy, did the Pittsburgh Pirates accomplish that for me most of my early life. Pirates radio broadcasts on KDKA were background music […]
Scarborough community helped celebrate 90 year olds birthday
Lou Doucette was surprised and thrilled to see all who showed up on her special day.
Basketball was a joy for the March Veteran of the Month
By the time James Call was a fourth-grader in Freeport schools, he was hardly without a basketball bouncing in front of him. He loved the sport more than anything and spent Saturday mornings running drills and playing scrimmages. Jim later played center on the Freeport High School Basketball Team. “We had a really good team,” […]
Letter: Thank you, Brunswick firefighters
As the owner of The Brunswick Inn, I want to thank the Brunswick Fire Department for their swift and expert response to the fire at the Inn last Monday. Brunswick Fire has been a friend to the Inn for my entire 12-year tenure, and this incident brings into sharper focus just how fortunate our community […]
Letter to the editor: Let’s get the lead out of Maine wildlife
This week, members of the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee held a public hearing on L.D. 1015, proposed legislation to end the use of ammunition containing lead in hunting our wildlife. Lead is a known toxin, and has already been removed from pipes, various paints and gasoline and a host of other items to […]
Obituary: Sheila R. Longway
Sheila R. Longway 1948 – 2021 LEWISTON – Sheila R. Longway, 72, of Lorraine Avenue passed away on Wednesday, April 7, …
Obituary: E. D. Edwards
Horace “Hoddy” E. D. Edwards 1941 – 2021 YARMOUTH – Horace “Hoddy” E. D. Edwards, 79, formerly of Woolwich, died …
Obituary: James W. Hayes
CAPE ELIZABETH – James W. Hayes, 93, passed away on April 6, 2021 at Maine Medical Center. James was born in …
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