Winter Adventure Bingo Looking for some new ways to enjoy the great outdoors this winter? The Windham Parks & Recreation Department has something that might just do the trick. To encourage people to try some new outdoor activities while exploring Windham’s parks and trails, they are offering a community-wide bingo game that incorporates activity ideas […]
2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Plan for salmon farm Down East prompts call for review of state licensing rules
Some believe that Maine’s process for approving in-water aquaculture is too permissive, and that such operations could overtake the coastline.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Why the next major hurdle to ending the pandemic will be about persuading people to get vaccinated
Today, more Americans hope to receive a COVID-19 vaccine than current vaccine supply will allow. Consequently, although President Joe Biden’s initial promise to dole out 100 million vaccine doses in 100 days would require a ramp-up in vaccine allocation, some consider the promise to be insufficient to meet current levels of demand and put the […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gordon Weil: Trump impeachment enters ‘penalty phase’
Donald Trump faces possible conviction by the U.S. Senate for provoking insurrection by sending a marauding crowd to the Capitol. Impeached once previously, he was tried and acquitted by the Senate, allowing him to remain in office. But the voters ended his presidency, the delayed version of conviction. Impeachment proceedings are like criminal trials. A […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cooking at the Cove: A creamy threesome
As I was putting groceries away this week, I realized I didn’t need that carton of cream I had just bought. I began thinking of how I could use this surplus in the course of a week or two and came up with some ideas that I can’t help but share. Now, I’m not saying […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Dick Polman: Show me the money: Put Tubman on the twenty
I’ll readily admit that the face gracing the $20 bill is not our most urgent issue – not with 420,000 people needlessly dead and 45 Republican senators saying that their insurrectionist in exile should get a pass. But we can all agree that symbols are important, define who we are as a people and help […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Over Easy: An alternative reality
The following is fiction, but it’s short. Notes From the Underground During the Time of the Coronavirus June 20 – Ah, I can smell spring. Three weeks I have been in lockdown quarantine. Here in the suburbs it is quiet, but in the poor neighborhoods not so good, from what I can tell from the […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
In the Know: Public outdoor ice rink: Fun for all ages
Winter can feel like an awfully long season if you don’t have a share of activities to keep your spirits up. Thankfully in Scarborough, there are a number of places to let out your inner Yeti. Snowshoe on Scarborough Land Trust trails, pass through a local café for hot chocolate, or find a pair of […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: How history textbooks will deal with the US Capitol attack
The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol represented an event unlike any other in American history. But how will it be portrayed in history textbooks used in America’s K-12 schools and colleges? Here, three scholars of American history weigh in. How soon can we expect this attack to be included in history textbooks? Wendy […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: State needs to get on back track for small oyster harvesters
Today, oyster farms in Maine extend along the coast from York County, up through the eastern regions of Washington County, where the prized bivalve has become a major player in America’s oyster industry. Yet, the harvesting of oysters is nothing new in Maine as thousands of years ago Native Peoples collected tons of shellfish along […]
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