The nonprofit Food for all Services, open 7 days a week, is addressing food insecurity and helping new immigrants feel at home by offering food they know and are comfortable cooking.
August 2024
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: South Portland should be removing barriers to housing, not creating them
The housing crisis is something which really ought to be handled regionally. Instead, each town has the ability to shoot down housing developments.
advertisement
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Aug. 15
Seniors meetings to resume After taking its summer break, the Westbrook Senior Citizens group will resume its regular monthly meetings on Sept. 16 at the Community Center, according to President Carol Hayden. The group’s bus trip next month to the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been canceled with too few reservations. Activities at the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Prioritize affordable housing over other development
Recently, two articles in the Press Herald are foremost on my mind. The first: “As hotel development looms, city aims for year round tourism” (Aug. 7, 2024). Seven-hundred-and-fifty hotel rooms are currently accepted for development and 400 more are “in the works” for future development, a total of 1,150 rooms. Portland already has an abundance […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: More work needed to support Maine students
A recent Press Herald article described a summer meals program supporting thousands of children across the state. But, as it notes, more work is needed to support Maine learners. Ongoing challenges mean that not all kids get the support needed to thrive. In the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, we work […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Maybe legalizing weed wasn’t such a great idea
Is this actually a good move? I remain of two minds on the question.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Old Port parking enforcement driving rebound in Portland ticket revenues
The city made $2.1 million in parking ticket revenue last fiscal year, which city officials attribute to a post-pandemic economy.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Wizard of … Walz?
Harris-Walz is to Trump-Vance as a bucket of water was to the Wicked Witch of the West. Trump’s superpower – fear – is being neutralized by hope and joy. Harris-Walz 2024! Cynthia Peoples West Newfield
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Aug. 15
SAD 6’s Marean appears in horse racing publication SAD 6 board member Don Marean and his wife, Linda, were recently featured in an article in online publication Harness Racing Update. The article is called “Don Marean is Harness Racing’s Maine Man.” Marean, a former state legislator representing Buxton and Hollis, has long been involved in […]
Posted inSponsored
Rock your world and stare at stunning stone countertops from Blue Rock Industries
The right slab of granite can provide a psychedelic experience.