The assistance offered to Cuban refugees during the Mariel Boatlift stands in stark contrast to America’s recent actions in the Caribbean.
2026
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Scarborough preparing for productive 2026 | In the Know
As 2025 comes to a close it is that time of the year to reflect on the past and look to the future. I wanted to acknowledge some of our community’s notable accomplishments and preview the year ahead. This past year we completed a number of vital initiatives that will allow Scarborough to prepare and […]
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Celtics pull away in fourth quarter to beat Kings
Jaylen Brown has a double-double and Boston improves to 3-1 on its five-game road trip.
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Cooper Flagg scores 12 points in Mavs’ loss to 76ers
Tyrese Maxey scores 34 points to lead Philadelphia to the win.
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Members of Otisfield First Responders are neighbors helping neighbors
Physical therapist Beth Damon, now 67, got the idea to form the group in 2009 after a neighbor who was suffering a medical emergency had to wait 15 minutes for an ambulance.
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Upper Machias Bay Master Plan moves forward nearly 2 years after destructive downtown flood
At a community meeting earlier this month, residents discussed wastewater infrastructure, erosion control, emergency response and other strategies to guard against future flooding.
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Washington County projects less than 3 months’ worth of cash flow entering the new year
County commissioners voted to reduce the mileage reimbursement rate from a federal standard to a state standard to save money.
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Anti-Hannaford ad could incite violent behavior | Letter
I am writing this letter to express my deepest fears that this publication would repeatably print a full-page ad about the dissatisfaction out-of-state entities have with Hannaford supermarkets. I say fears because you are inciting violent behavior in unstable people who repeatedly see these false accusations. How can we possibly forget the innocent UnitedHealthcare CEO, […]
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Grateful for the kindness of strangers in Windham | Letter
I recently fell asleep at the wheel coming home from Portland and ran my car off the road. It flipped over down an embankment and I found myself, fortunately, uninjured but hanging from the shoulder strap. Immediately several young men rushed down to try to extricate me from the car before the rescue unit arrived. […]
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I took democracy’s benefits for granted | Letter
I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived most of my 72 years knowing that our three branches of government provided us with protection against any single party or person assuming complete control over us. Along with that, our Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation were about the rule of law — not the […]