The other day, in response to filling out Brunswick’s climate survey, with its large questions and implicit hopes for the future, I found myself thinking back to my teaching life. As I considered again the routine of that life, I was wondering (again) about the thousand little decisions that occurred in every class. What had […]
2023
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: The president’s dogs that bite people
THE PRESIDENT’S DOGS THAT BITE PEOPLE by Tom Purcell, October 3, 2023 President Biden is being dogged by a unique White House problem. About a week ago, Biden’s German Shepherd, Commander, bit a secret service officer — Commander’s 11th secret-service-officer biting since he moved to the White House in December of 2021. Commander must have […]
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The Maine Idea: The dire consequences of hero worship
Donald Trump has been indicted in four different jurisdictions on a whopping total of 91 felony charges. The only president, present or former, to have faced any such charges, he’s nonetheless tightened his grip on the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Joe Biden, who defeated Trump in 2020 by 7 million popular votes and 306-232 in electoral […]
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Plant-based innovations offer more eco-friendly ocean products
After the wet weather we had at the end of the summer, I was impressed by the variety of mushrooms that have appeared: little puffballs, broad parasols and shaggy lion’s manes popped up around tree roots. Mushrooms may seem to have nothing to do with the ocean — except maybe the last one since there […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Oct. 5
SMCC honors Smith, Perry The Southern Maine Community College Foundation has recognized developer Jon Smith and Superintendent Heather Perry for their excellence in contributions to the community. Smith and Perry and the other “A Light on the Point” awardees will be honored at a fundraiser Nov. 2 at the South Portland campus. Smith, owner of […]
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Westbrook Notes: Oct. 5
Apse to leave land trust Rachelle Curran Apse will step down this winter as Presumpscot Regional Land Trust’s executive director after nearly a decade. Apse is moving with her family to Cape Town, South Africa. “It has been such an honor to serve in the leadership of the land trust, expanding conservation and trails while […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: Oct. 5
Authors/Poetry Oct. 7 Laurie Lico Albanese author talk: “Hester,” 4 p.m., Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, 40 Hawthorne Road, Raymond. hawthorneassoc.com Oct. 11 Melanie Brooks and Jennifer Dupree author talk: “A Hard Silence” and “The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach,” 6 p.m., Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. baxterlibrary.org Exhibits/Galleries Oct. 12 “Embodying Softness/Excavating Delight”: […]
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Buxton Notes: Oct. 5
Pet food drive Buxton is collecting dog and cat food donations for No Bowl Empty 2 Pet Food Pantry in Waterboro. Donations can be dropped off at Buxton Town Hall during business hours through Nov. 7. No Bowl Empty helps provide pet food and supplies to over 2,100 pets per month in southern Maine, according […]
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Hear Fleetwood Mac tribute band Tusk in Portland.
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What’s for sale in Fryeburg?
What better place to spend fall than Fryeburg, amongst the mountains of Western Maine?
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