I have a lot of favorite times of the year, I know, but this right here, the stretch we are just sliding into? This is probably my “most favorite” favorite. That’s right, it is agriculture fair time. I don’t want to give the wrong impression: I don’t actually make a circuit of them all (though, […]
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Thankful for work to ban flavored tobacco products
Next session, the Maine House should follow the Senate’s lead and take on Big Tobacco on behalf of our kids.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Republican voters are pushing their party toward a shutdown
The party’s electorate tends to prefer confrontation to pragmatism, which does not bode well for budget negotiations this fall.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why not tax private jets out of business?
The industry not only exploits our planet’s resources but also makes the rest of us subsidize the lifestyles of the ultra-rich.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Future of Wedding Cake House in residents’ hands To the editor, July 24, Shirley and I attended the Kennebunk Planning Board’s public hearing on whether a Contract Zone zoning change should be given to the owners of the Wedding Cake House. We’re 47-year residents of the historic Kennebunk Landing neighborhood, the first 27 years as […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Guest Column – Owning the Wedding Cake House comes with challenges
I have lived at 104 Summer St. seasonally since 2014 when I came here to help take care of my uncle Jimmy Barker. It was not my dream to have a house in Maine, let alone the most photographed, but it was in caring for my uncle that I came to care so much about […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Brick Store Museum launches new history cookbook
A cookbook made up of recipes collected by museum founder, Edith Barry, has been reproduced.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Forum: Pine Tree Power? Are we losing our minds?
There is a current effort to replace Central Maine Power, or rather Avangrid and Enmax, as our provider of electricity in Maine. As many know, or don’t know, CMP manages the delivery of the electricity by maintaining the power lines, utility poles and the transfer stations. They do not produce electricity. Avangrid and Enmax provide […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Aug. 11-18
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 8/11 4 p.m. School Board Advisory Zoom Mon. 8/14 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 8/15 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Thu. 8/17 6:30 p.m. School Building Advisory Town Hall Thu. 8/17 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall Scarborough Mon. 8/14 6 p.m. Conservation Commission Zoom, Municipal Bldg Tue. 8/15 […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: Aug. 11-18
Bath Wed. 8/16 2 p.m. Community Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 8/16 4 p.m. Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 8/14 5:30 p.m. Water District Trustees Topsham Water District Wed. 8/16 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 8/16 7 p.m. Recreation Commission Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 8/17 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom, […]