We’ve been told repeatedly by health experts, “No eating after dinner. No nighttime snacking.” However, what if we have an evening snack attack and we just can’t help it? What if we must have a little smackerel of something to get us through until breakfast? It doesn’t have to be a bowl of ice cream […]
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Arts Calendar: March 21
Comedy March 29 “The Nite Show”: 6-9 p.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Free, reservation required. westbrookpac.org Books/Authors March 21 Philip C. Baker author talk: “Hunger Hill,” 6 p.m., Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. baxterlibrary.org Paul Doiron author talk: “Mike Bowditch” mystery series, 6:30 p.m., Gray Public Library, 5 Hancock St. […]
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Letter: Two faces of war
At the end of World War II, when I was in school in Germany, I received a chocolate bar through the Marshall Plan. It was a Hershey bar with almonds. It tasted so good. Afterwards I asked my mother, “Why do they first bomb the hell out of us and then give us chocolate bars?” […]
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Westbrook Notes: March 21
Cowbell restaurant treats cheerleaders Cowbell at Rock Row honored Westbrook High School’s varsity cheerleaders, coaches and families March 4 with a banquet – on the house. The restaurant gave the cheerleaders a donation and two gift cards to raffle off. It also presented a gift to senior captain Liliana Waterman. “My team and I would […]
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People on the move
PROMOTIONS Ian Trumpler has been promoted to paraplanner at Hughes Wealth Advisors, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services. Trumpler graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in business administration. Francesca Gundrum has been promoted to director of advocacy at Maine Audubon. Gundrum has a B.A. in environmental studies from Dartmouth […]
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Letter: Welcome God’s influence
I write today as a concerned citizen of Maine. Our culture is increasingly exiling us from God, religion and spirituality. I see a lot of people struggling to make sense of life and have meaning. Recognize that the more we become disconnected from God, the more meaningless life becomes. Removing God’s influence from our lives […]
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Letter: Thankful for Medicare relief
The TV and print news are full of articles on the severe dysfunction in Congress. I am writing to alert Press Herald readers that Congress did something fantastic when they passed the Inflation Reduction Act almost two years ago. The provision on reducing out-of-pocket medication costs for Medicare enrollees is now in effect, and it […]
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Letter: Resist dehumanization
History is rife with examples of atrocities that begin with first dehumanizing people.
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Gorham Notes: March 21
Street sweeping Gorham Public Works has started rough street sweeping and will begin scheduled street sweeping as weather permits. The schedule includes all Gorham school property during vacation week April 15-19. For a street schedule, go to gorham-me.org under “News.” Updates to the schedule will be made public as soon as the dates are determined. […]
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Buxton Notes: March 21
Stop for school buses Buxton Police Department reports seeing “too many vehicles not stopping for school buses” while picking up children. Under Maine law, passing a stopped school bus is a Class E crime and drivers face a minimum $250 fine for a first offense and a mandatory 30-day license suspension for a second offense […]