Also, the Lost Kitchen opens its postcard reservation system, a Union winemaker judges a wine and spirits competition in France, and more.
March 2023
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
People and Business: March 22
Hires, promotions, appointments Kristen McAuley is now the senior program associate at the John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland. She has experience in public health roles, including serving as director of public health planning for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, director of prevention at the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence, and as […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pentagon budget request comes at domestic expense
George Orwell would have loved it. The USA’s newest “enemy” to justify and satisfy our present hawkish administration’s $842 billion military budget request is … ta da! China. Which just so happens to be our largest trading partner. With so many domestic needs lacking adequate funding, when will this sickness end? Stephen Musica Sr. Harpswell
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Many safe and favorable alternatives to abortion
Our governor and political leaders must get their heads out of the sand and realize that we are accountable for our actions before God. Choosing abortion might seem like a quick fix for an inconvenient situation, but the long-term emotional mark that results, but is never talked about, is tragic and profound – not only […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Fruit trees available for land trust members
The South Portland Land Trust has partnered with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and SoPo Trees to offer free fruit trees available for land trust members during the land trust’s Earth Day Celebration. Apple trees will be available after a MOFGA-run fruit tree grafting class at the South Portland Community Center on Sunday, April […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Supporting U.S. bases in the Philippines isn’t an option
A recent agreement to expand the U.S. military’s presence in the Philippines is concerning, given the United States’ century-long record of human rights abuses there.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Every Maine corrections officer should carry naloxone
A new bill would require all police officers to carry naloxone. Legislators should take this opportunity to close a frightening gap in our battle against fatal overdoses by adding corrections officers to the mix.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – April exhibit features pre-kindergarten art
Kennebunk Free Library announced its April exhibition, “Celebrating the Young Child,” the artwork of the pre-kindergarten students at Kennebunk Elementary School. The exhibit will run April 4-28 in the library’s Speers Gallery. The exhibit is in recognition of The Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Marshall “Bill” Turnbaugh, nuclear submarines and South Portland Engineering
We’ve written previously about South Portland Engineering that once operated on Madison Street in South Portland; its large fabrication building was destroyed in 1965 in what is still called “the shipyard fire.” We hadn’t known much about the principal of the company, Marshall Turnbaugh, so I was thrilled to get a call from his son, […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Southern Meetings: March 24-31
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 3/28 6:30 p.m. School Board Budget Q&A CEHS Library Tue. 3/28 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 3/30 4 p.m. School Board Policy Committee Town Hall Scarborough Tue. 3/28 1 p.m. Senior Advisory Committee Zoom Tue. 3/28 6:30 p.m. Transportation Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 3/29 7 p.m. […]