The town is leasing two new, all-electric Hyundai Ioniqs through a rebate program from Efficiency Maine.
2021
Bath’s first recreational marijuana store hopes to open this month
The Bath planning board granted the store a conditional certificate of occupancy last week.
Frontier Airlines to offer spring flights between Portland and Tampa
The budget airline will offer a month of direct flights to the popular Florida destination three days a week starting in April.
Annual Mary’s Walk, virtual in 2021, is March 21
Walk honors the late Mary Kerry Libby and benefits the Maine Cancer Foundation.
Reports: Patriots reacquire tackle Trent Brown in trade with Raiders
The offensive lineman was part of the Patriots’ 2018 Super Bowl team before signing a four-year, free-agency deal with the Raiders.
Letter: Action needed on oil tank emissions in South Portland, state
I am a retired South Portland teacher. Having taught at James Otis Kaler School I experienced first-hand the fumes coming from the oil tanks. The tanks are in close proximity to the school and next to the playgrounds, bordering them on two sides. At the time (a period of seven years), I didn’t really think […]
Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust has achieved two-thirds of its funding goal
In a bid to build six affordable homes this year, they’re hosting fundraisers to help with site construction costs.
Letter: Don’t be like Rush, the ‘happy warrior’
I’m constantly surprised by some folks’ tendency to worship bullies. Take, for instance, Mr. Balentine’s worship of Rush Limbaugh, calling him a “happy warrior.” (“Be like Rush, a happy warrior,” Feb. 26.) Balentine’s “happy warrior” was a mean-spirited bully, “happiest” when insulting others. Amongst the many, many insults, he once said this about 12-year-old Chelsea […]
Letter: Elections determine where America’s journey lies
Lao-tzu once wrote: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Today, in America, what is “the journey”? It appears to be a long and protracted movement toward a more just, fair and inclusive democracy. What is the “single step”? A society whose citizens will only accept truth and facts. In this […]
Letter: Limbaugh and Trump – one down, one to go
Jeez, now we see that Balentine must have changed his medication. It’s difficult to understand the rapture he feels for Rush Limbaugh – the very guy that spawned Trump and the ugly, name-calling techniques employed by folks that refuse to speak honestly and accurately. (“Be like Rush, a happy warrior,” Feb. 26.) Well, now one […]