Don’t allow our youth experiencing behavioral and mental health crises to continue to languish in emergency rooms and jails.
2023
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Settlement should be used to repair damage from opioid addiction
Companies that brought about the crisis will pay tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Leave South Portland’s Bug Light Park in peace
Last week, I walked to Bug Light Park. The afternoon was sunny, with the 4:30 p.m. sun shining from the west and lighting an amazing collection of cars being displayed on the grounds of the park. What a beautiful open space the park provides for such events and for sitting on a bench and looking […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts
The number of reported challenges is up by more than 40% over last year; meanwhile, one state is pushing back by signing what might be the nation’s first ban on bans.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – York County Audubon offers ‘Birds of Guatemala’ program
Guatemala, according to a York County Audubon news release, “is a wonderful birding destination with many avian specialties, beautiful scenery, a colorful culture (including the proud Mayan, perhaps the richest indigenous culture remaining in the New World), and some of the best coffee in the world.” In March, Doug Hitchcox led trip to that destination. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Sept. 15-22
Comedy Sunday 9/17 Demetri Martin: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $30-$45. statetheatreportland.com Friday 9/22 “Talk of the Town”: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 9/16 “What’s Worth […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Community Calendar: Sept. 15-22
Books/Authors Wednesday 9/20 Adam Alter author talk: “Anatomy of a Breakthrough,” 2 p.m., virtual via Zoom, hosted by Topsham Public Library. libraryc.org/topshamlibrary Shannon Bowring author talk: “The Road to Dalton,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath. Hybrid. patten.lib.me.us Daniel Hecht book reading: “The Body Below,” 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
School Notebook: Sept. 13
Town & Country supports students in Scarborough Town & Country Federal Credit Union contributed $1,000 to support students in Scarborough through Project GRACE. The project’s annual back-to-school supplies fund helps more students return to school with backpacks full of the supplies and necessities they need to succeed. “We are so grateful to Town & Country […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
People and Business: Sept. 13
Hires, promotions, appointments Amy Lamb of the Maine Trust for Local News, formerly Maine Today Media, has been promoted to chief operating officer from her position as group vice president of financial planning and analysis. She’s been with the company since 2011. Stefanie Manning, former group vice president of consumer revenue and creative services, has […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Joyce Anne Duffy
NEWBURY, Mass. – Joyce Anne Duffy, 76, of Newbury, Mass., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Joyce was born and …