Jingle Bell Run aids arthritis research The 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Mast Landing School, 116 Mollymauk Lane in Freeport. Registration is at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Participants in the run or walk will raise money for the Arthritis Foundation to help find […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
Freeport News
Jingle Bell Run aids arthritis research The 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Mast Landing School, 116 Mollymauk Lane in Freeport. Registration is at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Participants in the run or walk will raise money for the Arthritis Foundation to help find […]
Pownal News
Office hours The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday. The office will not be open on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as all employees will be working on the election, or on Thanksgiving, Thusday, Nov. 24. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet […]
Pownal News
Office hours The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday. The office will not be open on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as all employees will be working on the election, or on Thanksgiving, Thusday, Nov. 24. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet […]
Volk cares – outside of district
I’ve been a home child care provider for 25 years. Two years ago, I was assigned a new licensor, which is similar to an inspector. Suddenly I was being written up for the smallest things. I was threatened with being placed on a conditional license. This subjected us to even more inspections and opportunities for […]
Volk cares – outside of district
I’ve been a home child care provider for 25 years. Two years ago, I was assigned a new licensor, which is similar to an inspector. Suddenly I was being written up for the smallest things. I was threatened with being placed on a conditional license. This subjected us to even more inspections and opportunities for […]
Your problems will be gone
The campaign is almost over, so it’s time for me – a wise and experienced Maine political observer – to tell you – an obvious doofus – how to vote. You probably don’t believe you need my help in casting your ballot, but clearly you do, because of one or more of the following factors: […]
Durham News
. Office hours The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The office will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. For more information, call 353-2561. Meetings The Planning Board will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., […]
Freeport News
Jingle Bell Run aids arthritis research The 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Mast Landing School, 116 Mollymauk Lane in Freeport. Registration is at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Participants in the run or walk will raise money for the Arthritis Foundation to help find […]
The Center Lane: How to make friends, foes at the same time
As a moderate centrist and part-time libertarian, I can get most people upset at me at one time or another. Then they also discover something that we have in common. As a freedom-loving person, I tend to be fairly liberal on social questions and conservative on fiscal issues. But as a human, sometimes I realize […]