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PublishedMay 12, 2021
People & Business: May 12
Celebrating 75 years MCHT names Espy Land Heritage Award recipient Topsham-based Maine Coast Heritage Trust named Susan Alexander as the recipient of the 2021 Espy Land Heritage Award. The award is given every year to an individual, organization or coalition for exemplary conservation efforts in Maine. Alexander, a volunteer for nearly four decades, has provided […]
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Mainewhile: Getting in tune with animal cultures
We in our society have been having a lot of really interesting conversations of late. At the core of some of the most important is the notion of “cultural competency.” According to the American Psychological Association, cultural competency may be “loosely defined as the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: American Rescue Plan: Reader’s definition of disgusting differs
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn used the word “disgusting” to describe features of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The plan would offer two years of free community college to those who want it, provide financial child care assistance for working parents who need it, increase child tax credits for all working parents, lower health insurance premiums […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: Balentine again displays ‘selective forgetfulness’
John Balentine has previously displayed his lack of scientific and public health expertise, even though claiming the opposite. Now, he portrays himself as a historian when opining: “While I don’t buy into the current craze that America is an unfair place for anyone other than white males … ” (“Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity,” […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: Carbon Cashback program can thwart climate change
When you think about fixing climate change what images come to mind? Do you think that your job will be eliminated? Or do you think about Biden’s promise that old jobs will be replaced by new opportunities? I can’t tell you what to think, but I can suggest that new visions will be had by […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: Maine election laws need to be clear and consistent
There is a flurry of election-related bills making their way (or not) through the Maine Legislature. Some of them aim to suppress voters’ rights and access, while others look to write into law the best practices learned from last year’s election cycle. In 2020, a number of new procedures and helpful tools were implemented to […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: Rabies article contains misleading information
It is very frustrating to see another article about fox attacks that is filled with so much misleading information (“State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue,” April 30). Specifically, the statement that “Bath’s $26,611 program to bait and euthanize foxes failed.” First, the program was never about euthanizing foxes. It was about euthanizing vector […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Cast a line during fishing frenzy event
With the 2021 fishing season right around the corner, the Royal River Alliance, in cooperation with Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Maine Rivers and the Sebago Lake Regional Office of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will be highlighting the fishing opportunities available in the Royal River watershed. Royal River Fishing Frenzy!, an […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Cumberland, No. Yarmouth host conversation about mental health
The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee will be holding a community conversation with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maine from 6-7:30 p.m. May 25. Greg Marley of NAMI Maine will be hosting the conversation, aimed to help talk about the effects of the pandemic, understand grief, build resilience and find local resources. The […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Meet the candidates in Cumberland
Cumberland will be holding Meet the Candidates nights for Town Council and SAD 51 school board. The forum for Town Council candidates will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, while those running for school board will be available for questions at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20. Seating will be available in the Council Chambers […]
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