2023 – Page 3188 – The Portland Press Herald

Age Friendly South Portland – News, notes and Happy New Year

by Susan Henderson January 4, 2023January 2, 2023

Age Friendly South Portland needs more volunteers to help shovel walks and mailboxes of older residents who can’t do it themselves. We had a good response to our first request for volunteers, but the requests for shoveling have grown. We need more shovelers to help these people. Each helper is being asked to commit to […]

Nation & World, News, Politics

House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support

by LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

It’s the first time in 100 years that a nominee for House speaker could not take the gavel on the first vote.

Nation & World, News, Politics

George Santos wrongly announced he was sworn in. He wasn’t the only one.

by Adela Suliman Washington Post January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Santos is among House freshmen whose offices incorrectly said they were sworn in. With Kevin McCarthy’s bid stalled, no speaker was chosen to do that job.

Forecaster Opinion

Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Hungry for knowledge or just plain hungry?

by Phil Potenziano January 4, 2023December 30, 2022

I want our kids to be hungry – hungry for knowledge, hungry for sports, the arts, clubs and for play. What I don’t want is for our students to be hungry for regular nutritious meals or to worry about where their food is coming from. Unfortunately, many of our students routinely come to school feeling […]

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: Why you should give the gift of mindfulness this New Year

by Jeremy David Engels Penn State January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — The start of another year can feel magical to many of us. Even though the days remain short and dark, the flip of the calendar can make it seem new beginnings with new resolutions are possible. Mindfulness scholars and teachers like me call resolutions “habit breakers,” as they can overcome patterns that no longer serve […]

Times Record Opinion

Peter Funt: How Barbara Walters crafted her incomparable career

by Peter Funt Guest column January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Barbara Walters might never have become a powerful force in broadcast journalism had she lacked the chutzpah to extract a promise from her bosses at NBC News in 1973. As she explained it to me, she had already worked at the “Today” show for a dozen years, serving first as a writer and then as […]

Coastal Journal, The Forecaster

Coastal Journal Meetings: Jan. 6-13

January 4, 2023December 30, 2022

Brunswick Mon. 1/9 6 p.m. Appointment Committee Town Hall Tue. 1/10 5 p.m. Town Commons Committee Zoom Tue. 1/10 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/11 6 p.m. Appointment Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/11 7 p.m. School Board Zoom Thu. 1/12 5 p.m. Cable TV Meeting Zoom, Town Hall Harpswell Mon. 1/9 […]

Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Northern Meetings: Jan. 5-12

January 4, 2023December 30, 2022

Chebeague Island Thu. 1/5 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Hearing Town Hall Wed. 1/11 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Thu. 1/5 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Zoom Mon. 1/9 6 p.m. Town Council Council Chambers Falmouth Mon. 1/9 7 p.m. Special Town Council Zoom Tue. 1/10 6 p.m. Underwood Park Public Forum […]