The Beach to Beacon 10K founder Saturday will welcome thousands of racers to “some of the most beautiful roads I’ve run on anywhere in the world.”
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Posted inMaine, News
Authorities seek information on missing Buckfield teen
Hannah Thomas, 15, has been missing since July 16 from a friend’s home in Buckfield.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
4-H club starting up in Scarborough
The Scarborough Public Library is working to start a new 4-H club for youth ages 5-18. Staff from the Cumberland County Extension will be at the library at 3 p.m. Aug. 22 to answer questions. The club will meet monthly from September through April. Participants will have the opportunity to enter exhibitions into the Cumberland […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library Links: Library of things … and more … at Libby Library
Nothing says summer like getting outside and enjoying some time playing and frolicking. While this summer’s greater than average number of rainy days hasn’t been particularly amenable to outside play, there have been those (too few) days when the weather was perfect, the sky was clear, and the humidity was low, those perfect Maine summer […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: A world on fire meets Congress
Years ago, one summer, I was editing a column by the Washington bureau chief of a now long-vanished news syndicate. He was skeptical of the federal government in all its phases, so what he had to say surprised me. The Senate was debating what eventually became the Clean Air Act of 1990, and then-Majority Leader […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
LC Van Savage: Savants I’ve known and loved, and big green lizards
Savants. Do you remember when there used to always be a pejorative before the word “savant”? Well, that’s not politically correct anymore, I am glad to say, and so today the dictionary defines “savant” as: “A person who has an exceptional aptitude in one particular field, such as music or mathematics, despite occasionally having significant impairment […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Cooking at the Cove: Refreshing melon salad and salty-sweet crumbles
Refreshing, sweet and spicy, this fruit salad with its Mexican-inspired flavor profile accented with lime, jalapeno and cilantro is easy to prepare, requiring little more than a knife, a bowl and a whisk. You’ll want to have the fruit and cucumber pre-chilled and be ready to gobble up the salad as soon as it’s assembled, […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: Keep a catch log, help with fishery research
Almost every morning I am trolling on Sebago Lake, I can count on the regional fisheries biologist to motor over and inquire about my boat’s catch. I see the red Polar Kraft center console out on the lake as it pops in to see other anglers, as well. This is called a creel survey and […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: We need to be concerned for Maine’s contaminated beaches
With many of Maine’s beaches being contaminated, South Portland city officials continue to ignore or downplay citizen concerns.
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