Here on the Beem ranch, we all enjoy a good dip. Cream cheese and chives go a long way toward satisfying this sinful craving, but for sheer unctuous indulgence, nothing quite measures up to a good clam dip. Recently, however, I discovered that I may be a clam-dip conservative. Every month or so since time […]

One of the reasons I chose Falmouth was because of the METRO bus service into Portland and the convenience of taking the Flyer to Shaw’s, the library, Walmart or any of the other places along the route. I do still drive, but anticipated the day when I might not be able to when choosing to […]

South Portland has a unique opportunity to acquire a newly constructed four-story building that would allow the city to have all their departments under one roof. This would save the city from spending monies to renovate and maintain these very old buildings that are falling in disrepair. For several years I have watched South Portland […]

I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Eighty-five teams participated in this year’s event and raised more than $142,000. This outstanding show of support proves that the people of the greater Brunswick area stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the American Cancer Society to […]

The struggle for civil rights that began after the Civil War has achieved another victory for all Americans.

As a distinguished freelance journalist (who happens not to have much work lately), I am free these days to watch the World Cup soccer matches, though watching television before noon goes against every fiber of my being. As it happens, I caught the tail end of the U.S.-Slovenia game in the waiting room of the […]

I will have beautiful rhododendrons next year. Every shade of pink, from the palest blush to the deepest rose, blossoms perched on hardy, robust, unbroken stems. All because my lacrosse player leaves for college. I truly have never minded his backstop in front of the piney slope under-planted with my naturalized rhody collection. Or the […]

You reported SAD 75 will again try to close West Harpswell School, but did not address the disgraceful manner in which they reached this decision. The subcommittee that recommended closure held four supposedly public meetings which were not publicly announced; refused to accept corrections of misleading data and rushed through a vote that was not […]

For some of us the Falmouth Flyer bus is a necessity, an essential part of our way of life. We are a household of “independent living” residents of the Ocean View Retirement Community. We ride the Flyer about four times a week to Shaw’s and the other stores on both sides of Route 1. In […]

I spent last week in Kentucky for the annual conference of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. I was there to accept the society’s annual Golden Quill award for editorial writing, and to deliver a few remarks about myself and The Forecaster. But I came home with much more. Although I’ve been a member […]