Regarding John Balentine’s column titled “Be Like Rush, a Happy Warrior” (Lakes Region Weekly, Feb. 26), I can only find agreement with Mr. Balentine’s statement that the late talk radio host Rush Limbaugh “never shrank from criticism or from speaking his exact mind.” Reading this column made me feel that Mr. Balentine and I exist in […]
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Local residents earn academic honors
The following local students have made the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for the fall 2020 semester: Jared Michael Pierce of Biddeford, and Luc Kendall Thorington of Saco. The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, for the fall 2020 semester: Tucker […]
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Two Thornton Academy in Saco graduates receive Maine Dental Association scholarship
SACO — Two Saco graduates were selected to receive the 2020 Alva S. Appleby Scholarship from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation. Chloe Eisenhaur, a graduate of Thornton Academy in Saco who attends the University of New England College of Dental Medicine, and Patrick Randall, a graduate of Thornton Academy who attends UNE, were two […]
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Kennebunk school district investigating ‘discriminatory statements’ allegedly made by staff member
Superintendent Terri Cooper said the district was made aware last week of the statements gathered by a third party and posted on social media.
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Lenten fish and chowder dinners set for Maine parishes
SACO — Due to the pandemic, many traditions of Lent look different this year. But Maine parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Portland are being creative and flexible in ensuring that those traditions not only continue, but flourish. Over the course of Lent, several weekly and individual dinners will be offered in takeout and […]
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Journalism scholarships available for Maine students
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund seek applications from Maine students. The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for students majoring in journalism or a field reasonably related, including print, broadcast, or electronic media. The fund helps pay tuition to attend an undergraduate, graduate, trade, or technical school. […]
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Letters to the editor, March 4
Saco councilor that community members To the Editor, Residents of Saco, I want to thank everyone who contacted me with regard to the Planning Board/ZORS recommendation for a Medium Density Residential zone for the Lincoln Street area over a R5MU. Your passionate views were well represented, helped shape this decision and showed the power of […]
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Letter to the editor: Collins fails to recognize need for livable minimum wage
Minimum-wage workers are in search of champions. Congress must answer them by increasing our minimum wage to $15 an hour. The argument is that businesses couldn’t survive if they had to pay that much. The truth is we are endlessly innovative. It is absolutely doable. That huge corporations are unwilling to pay a decent wage […]
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Letter to the editor: Hit hard by COVID, senior care industry needs more support
COVID-19 has changed the way we do just about everything – from getting groceries, to dining out, playing recreational sports, how we teach and care for our kids, among many more. One of the most profound changes has been in the way our medical system functions under increased stress with new costs. Communities are suffering […]
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Letter to the editor: ICE doesn’t belong in Scarborough
The construction of a local enforcement office represents values at odds with a resolution against injustice that the town recently adopted.