But a shoreline restoration nonprofit says Saco shouldn’t sign the agreement, arguing it doesn’t provide the city with as much beach replenishment sand as promised and requires the city to assume liability if the jetty doesn’t work.
2023
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Aug. 28
Library Friends trip, meeting The Friends of Walker Memorial Library will travel to Maine Wildlife Park Saturday, Sept. 30, for their annual summer trip. Members will meet at the parking lot at 9 a.m. and return between 2 and 3 p.m. Participants should bring a bagged lunch. To become a member, fill out the form […]
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Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
UMaine System and its maintenance and service workers union at an impasse in bargaining
The university system is offering a one-year contract extension with a 3% raise. The union says that’s not enough and has requested third-party mediation.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: U.S. government needs a youth movement. A shutdown won’t help
Nearly a third of federal employees will be eligible to retire in 2025, and Gen Z doesn’t want to replace them.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Dylan Pugh wants to use empathy to lead the city that helped him
The political newcomer and Portland mayoral hopeful said he opted not to run for City Council or school board because he thinks this approach needs to come from the city’s leader.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
CMP pushing anti-government buttons To the editor, Mainers are independent and resilient. We like to take care of ourselves – we don’t want to rely on government or big charities to do things for us. I guess that’s why CMP’s ads call Pine Tree Power’s plan “a government takeover.” They’re trying to push our “anti-government” […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Sept. 28
Racoon positive for rabies A racoon from Buxton tested positive for rabies on Sept. 15, according to a post on the town’s Facebook page. “Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed that a racoon from our town tested positive for rabies … Make sure to never touch an animal that is wild or unknown” and […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Henrietta W. “Red” Marino
CAPE ELIZABETH – Henrietta W. “Red” Marino, 98, of Cape Elizabeth, passed away Sept. 15, 2023 at Maine Medical Center after …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Morris Overby Sr.
WESTBROOK – Morris Overby, Sr. “Buck”, passed away on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at the age of 79, surrounded by his …