S. Portland Inauguration

Ann Fisher

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December 4, 2019

S. Portland Inauguration

The South Portland Council Chamber was full of spectators despite the weather forecast on Monday as new councilors Susan Henderson and Katelyn S. Bruzgo took the oath of office. Katherine W. Lewis was selected as the city’s next mayor and gave her inaugural address that evening.
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December 4, 2019

Christmas with a ‘twist’ coming to Bath

Studio Theatre presents “Twisted Christmas,” a nice and naughty evening of entertainment.
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December 4, 2019

Over Easy: Climate change by any other name …

There is little that is humorous about climate change, unless it’s fantasizing about what it would mean in a day to day way. Like how funny would it be to be playing golf in December at the Sugarloaf Golf and Country Club, on the land that used to be a ski resort back in the […]
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December 4, 2019

Freeport’s Winslow Park campsite policy to be reviewed

After the Ordinance Rewrite Committee weighs in, the council could eliminate a longtime lottery system used to assign sites, formalize the policy, or take no action.
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December 4, 2019

Out & About: Christmas season A&E in full swing

The decorations that are popping up all over – plus the early start of the 2019-20 snow season – are certainly ringing in the Christmas season. So, too, in the performing arts. Maine State Ballet opened its annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Thanksgiving weekend. As always, it’s a spectacular show, with scores of dancers […]
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December 4, 2019

Here’s Something: Help Gov. Janet save the planet

Gov. Janet Mills is going to need Mainers’ help if she is to achieve her plan to make Maine carbon neutral by 2045. It’s time to think big because we have only nine years, maybe 12, to reverse the curse of global warming. It’s time to not only think drastically but act that way, too. […]
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December 4, 2019

The Universal Notebook: Enjoying the collective unconscious

With any luck, this will be the last column based on my recent illness. As I look back over six months of hospitalization, operations and complications, what I find most interesting is the time I spent unconscious. The mind plays tricks on us. When Carolyn drove me to the hospital in Brunswick, I remember driving […]
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December 4, 2019

Life Unwound: Balancing grief and gratitude

People in my town leave the scenes of accidents. Neighbors in the nearest city fight over shelter sites. The opioid epidemic grows statewide. Mass shootings sweep the country. Climate despair goes global. Countries compete in the space race. When I expand outwardly from here to there, this to that, often I see only the mess […]
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December 4, 2019

Letter: Impeachment not about undoing results of election

While I disagree with most of John Balentine’s recent column, I am addressing his assertion that “the losing side should accept the results” with regard to the 2016 election. (“Remembering Pilgrim pride, part I,” Nov. 20). This false narrative, promoted by Republicans, claims that the impeachment of President Trump is about Congressional Democrats trying to […]
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December 4, 2019

Cooking at the Cove: Macaroni & Cheese – and other good stuff

I honestly don’t remember when our family switched over from boxed macaroni and cheese to the good homemade stuff; I only know I wish I’d done it a whole lot sooner. Back in the day it took a couple tries to train my growing brood to like it, but now it’s a family favorite, as […]

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