The project’s developer said he expects a portion of the building in downtown Skowhegan to open later this year, after it sustained major flooding damage in December.
August 2024
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Views are intrinsic to the Portland park experience
Not everyone can have a backyard, but everyone needs one.
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Posted inLetters
Letter: Let’s ask the beavers
In the “Ask Maine Audubon” column in the Aug. 18 edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram (“Muskrats in the pond are not a nuisance”), Doug Hitchcox wrote, “Beavers, despite being one of the most fascinating and important ecosystem engineers, are often disliked for their ability to impact environments by cutting down trees and damming waterways.” […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
People on the move: WinterKids names new executive director
NEW HIRES Courtney Holub is the new executive director of WinterKids, a Maine nonprofit that helps children stay active outside during the winter. Holub most recently was a philanthropy adviser for Good Shepherd Food Bank. She spent over a decade with New England Disabled Sports supporting inclusive access to sports […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Nattering NIMBYs have the wrong vision for Yard South
We arrived in this crisis by doing what the NIMBYs want for Yard South: stopping the building of housing.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
With school about to start, districts racing to fill open positions
School officials say it continues to be difficult to hire all of the staff they need, particularly in special education.
Posted inLetters
Letter: No excuse to sit on the sidelines in November
No American who cherishes our democracy and individual freedoms should be sitting this one out.
Posted inLetters
Letter: An important investment in America’s future
I want to thank President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for one of their many remarkable accomplishments on behalf of the American people. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed in 2022, marked a pivotal moment in U.S. history for clean energy and job creation. This transformative legislation is the largest investment in clean energy […]
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Opinion: Competing political conventions show the difference between fake champions and real ones
Is there such a thing as stolen valor in sports? Maybe there ought to be.
Posted inScarborough Leader
In The Know: Scarborough Town Council further amends cannabis licensing, turns attention to zoning
The Town Council approved additional changes to the cannabis licensing ordinance in July, its second successive year making amendments. The ordinance changes seek to address ongoing concerns from residential abutters that multiple cannabis facilities were not complying with the odor containment requirements. The revisions incorporated a more streamlined enforcement process, expanded the enforcement authority and […]