Officer joins Gorham PD Officer Eric Sanborn has joined the Gorham Police Department after serving as a certified, part-time officer in Buxton. He was sworn in Jan. 4 and will work the midnight patrol shift. Sanborn will undergo Gorham field training and then attend the Maine Criminal Justice Basic Law Enforcement Training program. He served […]
2021
Kay Wheeler, Raymond: Tuneful encouragement helps soften life’s rough edges
Many people believe that we don’t have memories at age 2 and 3. But we do. In many cases, just fragments, but, for example, Yo-Yo Ma could play the violin at age 3 and switched to cello at 4. I had a violin student once who could play Bach at 3. At the age of […]
Our View: Supreme Court hints it favors state abortion limits
But Maine lawmakers should not enter into futile debates on this emotional issue.
Commentary: The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.
Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?
Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
Commentary: The Republican paralysis
Here’s why the GOP can’t protect the country right now.
Tom Purcell: Disgraceful discourse ours to correct
Without grace, our public discourse will continue to suffer. “Grace,” according to Dictionary.com, has more than one meaning, but all of them are powerful. Grace is “a pleasing or attractive quality,” as well as “favor or goodwill.” In a religious sense, grace is “a virtue or excellence of divine origin” – a gift from God […]
Intertidal: When things feel broken, nature can be healing
After sitting glued to the screen for far too long, watching as the chaos unfolded at our Nation’s Capitol, I went out to see a beautiful sunset glowing the fence and scattering light and color on the remaining snow in my yard – and breathed. Nature is a tonic to so much right now when […]
Westbrook Notes: Jan. 14
Get tracking Presumpscot Regional Land Trust will house “Winter Animal Tracks,” a family-friendly event that will be held both online and in the field Saturday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Jan. 24. Participants, from beginners through experts, will visit land trust preserves during the one-week period, walk the trails, look for tracks and share photos and […]
Arts Calendar: Jan. 14
Editor’s Note: To submit your in-person or virtual arts event, create a free City Spark account by going to pressherald.com/forecaster-calendar/ and clicking ‘Add Event.’