Three years ago, my family drove to Scarborough to see a house for sale. We were early, so we killed time at a playground next to a shabby collection of trailers we would soon learn was Eight Corners School. Having seen schools in nearby towns, this was disappointing. Thankfully, our real estate agent assured us […]
2023
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Oct. 12
Middle school celebrating 20th anniversary Gorham Middle School is observing its 20th anniversary this year. It will throw a party 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the school, 106 Weeks Road, and the public is invited to help the school district celebrate. “We will have a band, games, food trucks and […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Cooking at the Cove: Add apples to a crumb cake, toss them in a healthy salad
Here are two yummy apple-y things you can make right now, or any time you’re feeling October-ish. This week we have cake and salad, in that order. This plush butter and sour cream-laden, New York-style crumb cake features chunky wedges of apples layered over a luxurious vanilla-laced batter. Add bumpy dabs of brown sugar and […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Pine Tree Power provides a path to a cleaner, more resilient Maine
Under Pine Tree Power, Mainers will call the shots, not executives in a boardroom with one eye on Wall Street.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Where are the moderate Republicans?
It’s unclear why the Republicans who don’t belong to the Freedom Caucus can’t find a compromise House speaker candidate.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable
Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Netanyahu should take his own advice to avoid wider war
The pressure on the Israeli prime minister to exact revenge will be immense. He must resist it.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Freshman sparks renewed excitement in UMaine men’s hockey team
Bradly Nadeau, the first UMaine player since 1999 to be selected in the first round of the NHL draft, has helped season-ticket sales leap by 35% from last season.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Let’s dig deeper on the question of addiction
I appreciated the recent call to acknowledge Portland’s “addiction problem” (“Maine Voices: Portland needs to admit that it has an addiction problem,” Oct. 10). But I’d like to invite the author and other community members to dig one layer deeper. Addiction is a viable solution to a bigger problem: deep pain and suffering. While we definitely […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Bemoaning homelessness gets us nowhere
I’m writing in response to a recent letter about a Florida couple’s Portland experience (“Letter to the editor: It felt unsafe to visit Portland,” Oct. 7). While acknowledging that homelessness is “no crime,” the writer somehow felt “unsafe” because of “the saturation of … (non-criminal) unsheltered individuals.” Indeed, the number of times he “perceived” these […]