In 100 years, what will be remembered about life in Biddeford during this pandemic? If the archival record from the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1917-1918 is any benchmark — not much. In our archives, the best resource we have to learn about life here during that time is the local newspapers. Luckily we have four […]
2021
Posted inAuto
2020 Auto Sales: A Year of Sharp Change
The familiar, top four brands in sales—Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Honda—account for almost half of the industry’s gross sales in the United States.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Working together to get Mainers vaccinated
If you needed a reason either to move to Maine or to be happy you already live here, you need go no further than reading Staff Writer Kelley Bouchard’s front-page article “The race is on” in the Jan. 31 Maine Sunday Telegram. Bouchard describes in some detail the way the rundown Scarborough Downs racetrack was […]
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Gathering data will help manage our coastal resources
Resource management is a tricky thing. That’s especially true in the marine environment where things are so interconnected. Nutrients literally float from one area to the next and the larvae of spawning sea creatures similarly drift from place to place. Marine species do not abide by borders but are instead are a part of a […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Forum: Freeport bridges can fix the past
In 1957, Freeport was sliced in half by construction of Interstate 295, eliminating multiple road connections and all safe means for pedestrians and cyclists to cross this new divide. What became progress for those just passing through became a loss of community for Freeport residents. Now, with support of residents, this can change dramatically on […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Old Orchard Beach High School musicians perform at All-State Jazz Festival
The virtual performances will available for viewing on You Tube once the festival, set for Feb. 5 and 6, winds down.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Rejection of Munjoy historic district echoes earlier error
The city councilors who voted against the designation Monday are as shortsighted as the leaders who allowed Union Station’s destruction in 1961.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Feb. 4
SAD 6 nomination papers available Nomination papers are available for a three-year term on the SAD 6 Board of Directors with a Buxton residency required. The expiring Buxton term is that of Ellen DeCotiis. The election will be held June 8. Papers are available at Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, or at the SAD […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Historic district’s defeat erodes Portland’s quality of place
Repeating the folly of its 1960s predecessor, which destroyed Union Station, the City Council rejected the proposed Munjoy Hill Historic District, rationalizing the rejection largely on an uncertain economic impact. In 2007, then-Gov. John Baldacci named Muskie School professor Richard Barringer head of the Governor’s Council on Maine’s Quality of Place. In a report, the […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Dick Polman: Starved for some good news? Listen to the new secretary of state
It’s so lamentably easy to stew with the ongoing gush of bad news. Punxsutawney Phil has fled to his hidey hole after glimpsing six more weeks of vaccine chaos. The insurrectionist in exile has hired two new lawyers – one of whom refused to prosecute Bill Cosby, the other was slated to defend Jeffrey Epstein. […]
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