Scientists say sediment taken from below Chimney Pond, and other Alpine lakes in the Northeast, will yield a fossil record of the plants – those that have died out and those that have survived – since the last ice age.
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: What makes a utility well run? Its management.
Let’s see if we can have a better-run utility with local senior management and local decision making that does not emphasize profits over performance.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: There’s more than one incentive to defend our climate
An Aug. 17 letter (“Who do you trust on climate policy?”) brought up a good point: There is too much misinformation out there for people to digest. Big Oil is certainly in no rush to give way to a renewable energy economy. Therefore, they spread distortions and half-truths, as well as green wash their own […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why Brunswick no longer has a Main Street coffee house
Small family-run businesses should not be battlegrounds for labor unions.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Forum: Affirmative action unnecessary only if states followed the law
Since the Supreme Court ruling overturned affirmative action, many people have written their opinions on this ruling. All of them are right, a little bit, but none of them quite address the mastodon in the outhouse. It is true that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all citizens “equal protection under the law,” but […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: Love of the game puts the magic in baseball
Massive congrats to the team from Maine for making it to the Little League World Series. You guys, that’s huge. We can talk about the stats and the figures if you want. We can talk about how, as noted in the Portland Press Herald, Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond is “just the fourth team from Maine to ever […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – Empowering Maine students and elevating education
As the chair of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee and a former educator, I am eager to share the transformative action we’ve taken in Augusta to support our students and teachers this year. These accomplishments resonate deeply with me, not just as a legislator, but as someone who has dedicated their life to shaping […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Registration open for Travis Mills Foundation Plane Pull
This year’s event will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, on the tarmac at Northeast Air at Portland International Jetport.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunk Free Library announces September art exhibit
Nora Ordway’s ‘Hands that Fashion Our World’ will be featured through Sept. 30.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Portland Kerosene Oil Company in Ligonia
The following column originally appeared in the South Portland Cape Elizabeth Sentry on Feb. 21, 2020. Documenting some of the companies that existed in South Portland in the 1800s, back when our town name was Cape Elizabeth, has been an ongoing project for years now at South Portland Historical Society. Some may not realize just […]