Calling all children 12-18 years old. Submit art work to the Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge’s Sense of Wonder Art Contest. March’s theme is “Teen Art;” the Friends will accept photos, stories, poems or any other artistic interpretation of experiences visiting the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is currently celebrating 50 […]
2021
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Spring grows more precious with each passing year
Spring drew on … and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps. ― Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre” It is amazing that, despite the fact that I’ve gardened for nearly half a century, I still […]
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Commentary: Clear Choice doesn’t always mean better choice for Maine’s small businesses
We all want affordable health care coverage, but legislation passed last year will collapse the array of options available in a way that may have unintended consequences.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Maine legislators submerge themselves, again, in the bog of budget bureaucracy
Bipartisanship is in short supply, demonstrated once again as the Legislature digs into the meat of its agenda. An earlier bruising battle over the supplemental budget necessary to get Maine through its current fiscal year went the limit, as a two-day session March 10 and 11 lasted into Friday morning before leaders came up with […]
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Moving forward in our community
We recently marked the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, and amidst the grim statistical reminders of our horrifying collective ordeal, the Joni Mitchell lyric of “you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” comes to mind. For those of us lucky enough not to get sick who spent the year physically and socially distancing […]
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Nancye Tuttle, Wells: Renewing the spark over clippers and a cape
“Time for a haircut,” says John, running his hand across the back of his head and through the graying wisps growing over his ears. “Yes, it is – you’re getting pretty scraggly,” I reply, looking sideways at my husband from my comfy armchair nearby, as I type on my laptop and sip morning coffee. For […]
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Ryan Johnson receives Old Orchard Beach High School’s MPA Principal’s Award
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Ryan Johnson, a senior at Old Orchard Beach High School has been selected to receive the 2021 MPA Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Throughout his years at Old Orchard Beach High School, Ryan […]
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Jody Rich, Waterville: Mom, my hair and me – working out the tangles
My hair is bird-feather thin and straight as a board. It has been parted in the middle and over to one side, but that’s about it. I had experimented with the little Pebbles Flintstone ponytail on top of my head, and the Princess Leia braids wrapped around my ears. My favorite was the Katharine Hepburn […]
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Bowdoin College names Claudia Marroquin senior VP, dean of admissions
NEW HIRES Claudia Marroquin of Portland has been named senior vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College. A 2006 graduate of Bowdoin and a first-generation college student, Marroquin currently serves as director of admissions at the college. In her new role, she will oversee Bowdoin’s highly selective admissions program and […]
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New children’s store opens in Biddeford
he Biddeford & Saco Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Klassically Kute Designs, a new retail store located at 193 Main St. in Biddeford. The small boutique features unique and stylish kids clothing and accessories for infants to 12 years of age at affordable prices. Owner LaKosha Evans and her […]