Has the name of Gov. Paul LePage ever appeared in this column? I don’t think so. Why today? Like a motorist on the Turnpike, slowing down, craning his or her neck to look at that bad four-car pileup they are driving slowly by, it is so hard to resist the temptation to stumble into this […]
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Town eager for new flood maps
SCARBOROUGH – For the second time in less than a year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has withdrawn new flood insurance maps proposed for coastal Cumberland and York counties. The maps, for which preliminary copies were distributed to towns in February, were due for release this month. They will not be out now until “sometime […]
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Town eager for new flood maps
SCARBOROUGH – For the second time in less than a year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has withdrawn new flood insurance maps proposed for coastal Cumberland and York counties. The maps, for which preliminary copies were distributed to towns in February, were due for release this month. They will not be out now until “sometime […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Parental input urged on Scarborough school budget decisions
SCARBOROUGH – Faced with the 898-643 rejection of its $38.86 million budget at the polls May 14, the Scarborough Board of Education last Thursday voted 4-2 to reduce its spending plan by $54,000. The school board also approved a list detailing further cuts that could be put in place to reach the Town Council’s stated […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Shutdown scenario a familiar one
I’ve always been fascinated with the eerie similarities between Presidents John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. For those who may be unaware of these chilling comparisons, let me share a few with you. Kennedy was elected to the presidency in 1960 and Lincoln was elected in 1860, exactly 100 years apart. Both were assassinated on a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Shutdown scenario a familiar one
I’ve always been fascinated with the eerie similarities between Presidents John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. For those who may be unaware of these chilling comparisons, let me share a few with you. Kennedy was elected to the presidency in 1960 and Lincoln was elected in 1860, exactly 100 years apart. Both were assassinated on a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Shutdown scenario a familiar one
I’ve always been fascinated with the eerie similarities between Presidents John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. For those who may be unaware of these chilling comparisons, let me share a few with you. Kennedy was elected to the presidency in 1960 and Lincoln was elected in 1860, exactly 100 years apart. Both were assassinated on a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTERS: Scarborough voters deserve a lower budget
In response to the recent no vote on the school budget, the School Board offered a $54,000 reduction to their proposed budget. That’s laughable and, I suspect, not what the 61 percent of voters who said the budget was too high had in mind. We all want Scarborough to provide a good education for the […]
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EDITORIAL: Consumers should know if food is genetically altered
Items at the grocery store come with a lot of information. Consumers know who made the product and where it was made. They know how many calories and carbohydrates it has, as well as how much fat, protein, cholesterol, sodium and any number of nutrients. Of course, they know all the ingredients, from everyday to […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: What to do with stuff
A special group called “senior citizens” now represents around 15 percent of Maine’s population. By 2030, this percentage is expected to be more than 25 percent. Like teenagers and baby boomers, the senior group has interests and needs all its own – and special publications and resources devoted just to them. In Southern Maine, some […]