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Intertidal: The mystery of the big-eyed fish

by Susan Olcott Intertidal September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

It is always fun to get a photo of something weird that’s come up out of the sea. The first very neat picture I received from a friend who is a local lobsterman was of a very blue lobster. I had never seen one quite so blue. This mystery photo was of a fish that […]

UNE announces Jean Becker as 2021 George and Barbara Bush lecturer

September 30, 2021September 28, 2021

BIDDEFORD — The University of New England has announced that its 11th Annual George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture will feature Jean Becker, longtime chief of staff to President George H. W. Bush and author of the new book, “The Man I Knew.” The lecture will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. at […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale

by Richard A. Wahle and Robert S. Steneck Special to the Press Herald September 30, 2021March 24, 2022

While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.

Times Record Opinion

The Maine Idea: Maine has the antidote to gerrymandering

by Douglas Rooks The Maine Idea September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

By all accounts, Maine’s redistricting process this year – ratified by the Legislature on Wednesday – was civil, and, at least in public, harmonious. With a tight deadline, the 15-member Reapportionment Commission reached unanimous agreement on the four “maps” – the two Congressional districts, House, Senate and county commissioner districts. That had something to do […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Letters to the Editor

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

Keep motorized boards and bikes off Greenbelt To the editor, As an almost daily user of the Greenbelt for jogging, walking or bicycling, I am concerned about the unsafe operation of motorized skateboards and bicycles on the path. These boards and bikes are operated at speeds too fast for a path that is often crowded […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

A Window on the Past – The Fickett piggery

by Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo September 30, 2021September 28, 2021

There is such fascination with the idea of piggeries. It’s a topic that we hear a lot of questions about at the South Portland Historical Society. We have “the piggery” that has been in the news of late, the wooded land between the ends of Summit Street, Everett Avenue and Bowers Street. We have not […]