BIDDEFORD — Reports of shots fired on South Street were called into Biddeford Police on Tuesday morning. Biddeford Police Department received an emergency call to the area of 61 and 63 South St. at approximately 2:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to Deputy Chief JoAnne Fisk. The caller reported hearing gun shots, Fisk said. No […]
2023
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Wholesale inflation in U.S. slowed further in December to 6.2%
Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool.
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Posted inMaine, News
Crews battle large building fire in Alfred
The fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. in a commercial building near the intersection of Mountain Road and Route 202.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Our Sustainable City – Grab your galoshes, the King Tides are coming
A King Tide is the highest predicted ocean tide, occurring at new and full moons when the gravitational pull of both the sun and moon is at its highest. If you’ve heard of a spring tide or sunny day flooding, you’ve also heard of a King Tide. I sat down with Gayle Bowness, Municipal Climate […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Kennebunk Savings donation helps alleviate food insecurity
Kennebunk Savings announced that it has wrapped up the year with what has become a holiday tradition: making a round of donations to local food pantries and meal programs. As part of the bank’s $1.8 million in total giving to nonprofits in 2022, the holiday gifts of $30,500 were handed out by local Kennebunk Savings’ […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Support of Holiday Giving is appreciated To the editor, Dear community members, Our deepest appreciation goes out to Cole Harrison Insurance and to each of you who supported the Kennebunk Free Library during our Holiday Giving campaign. Not only did we reach our goal of $10,000 to unlock the $2,500 challenge gift from Cole Harrison […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – Getting to work in the 131st Legislature
I hope that everyone had a happy New Year. I wish you and your families peace and love in the coming months. On Jan. 4, the 131st Legislature met for its first session day. Reflecting on that opening day, I feel hopeful because we started this year with the passage of the heating and housing […]
Posted inTimes Record
Your Land: Slow art in nature strolls
A number of years ago, we were talking with a friend who spent part of each day on local woodland trails. Almost always, her trail time doubled as her dog’s daily walk, and over human and dog years, they explored much of the thousand-acre forest near her house. This was, mind you, suburban Massachusetts, and […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids
THE CONVERSATION — It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike. In a 2020 survey, 71% of parents said they believed the pandemic had hurt their children’s mental health. The American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child mental health in October 2021, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: Jan. 20-26
Bath Tue. 1/24 4 p.m. Comp Plan Workshop City Hall Tue. 1/24 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee City Hall Wed. 1/25 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick Tue. 1/24 4:30 p.m. Recycling/Sustainability Committee Town Hall Tue. 1/24 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/25 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall […]