If creating limited states of emergency and relaxing codes are on the table, it must be for the entire city, giving opportunities for out-of-the-box solutions.
2023
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Adding more beds to Riverton homeless shelters is the wrong way to go
If creating limited states of emergency and relaxing codes are on the table, it must be for the entire city of Portland, giving extraordinary opportunities for out-of-the-box solutions.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Remember the inestimable power of a good and caring teacher
From a portable classroom on the grounds of Sanford High School, Bill Ferguson – Ferg or Fergie, to his students – showed me the light.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: More mismanagement of mail in Maine
Our orders placed our mail in ‘forwarding hell,’ a spiral that took two months to resolve.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
John Mulaney and Pete Davidson perform in Portland and Bangor in October.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’m the Black owner of a national cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
A bill to protect banks from federal sanctions for working with legal cannabis firms will help Black cannabis professionals prosper in a business that has historically been used against us.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Close to half of Maine’s medical cannabis may contain pesticides, mold, officials say
Of 127 samples tested, 57 – or about 45% – would have failed the standards for the recreational-use market, meaning they contained at least one banned material or substance.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Encourage students to pursue interests To the editor, It is time, once again, to clear up misinformation regarding the district, and choices made to improve academic outcomes for our elementary students. In a recent letter, dated Sept. 11, the writer perpetuates the idea that the RSU 21 board “supported a policy” to “cut” band from […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Sept. 21
Denison joins police Brady Denison joined the Gorham Police Department Sept. 11 in a ceremony at the Public Safety Building. Denison will be assigned to the midnight patrol division after attending the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s basic law enforcement training program and Gorham’s field training. A 2022 graduate of UMaine Farmington with a degree in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
We Love to Eat: Sept. 21
Seventh annual public dinner – Saturday, Sept. 23, 5-6 p.m., First Congregational Church of Scarborough, 167 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Fundraiser sponsored by Men’s Fellowship. Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, beverages and cookies. Dine-in buffet, takeout options. $12, $8 ages 9 and under. Cash only. Spaghetti and meatball supper – Saturday, Sept. 23, 5-6:30 p.m., St. […]