I am writing to offer my enthusiastic support for Frank Governali in the upcoming Cape Elizabeth Town Council election. I have had the pleasure of working alongside Frank in our roles with the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation, and have seen from this vantage point the abundance of intelligence, experience and sensibility Frank can add to […]

The South Portland dog issue boils down to a dispute about territory. A small group of Willard Beach residents, bought or in one case built, their homes adjacent to a public park, Willard Beach. They feel that gives them, instead of the city, first rights to make the rules for the park. Now all they […]

As a Cape Elizabeth resident and dog owner I am writing to express my gratitude to the people of South Portland for sharing their beautiful Willard Beach with us and our puppy. We regularly join our South Portland friends for early weekend morning walks there. The beach sharing system now in place just makes so […]

The debate over dogs on Willard Beach in South Portland has now turned into a referendum with slogans of “Save the Beach” and “Share the Beach.” What are we saving it from? From Colonial times until the early 1970s there was a large fishing fleet that sailed out of Willard Beach at the foot of […]

Please put Saturday, Sept. 26 on your calendar – take a nice three-mile walk from the Topsham Town Hall to Bowdoin College and back to support the Alzheimer’s Association. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and we walk at 9 a.m. Over 150 walkers are expected for this annual event and we are pleased to have Rep. […]

Last week, the elementary schools in Cumberland and North Yarmouth celebrated Maine’s Harvest Lunch Week. School lunches featured local foods, including beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peppers, corn and apples. From the reports I’ve received, the tacos tasted better than ever and the students finished all the fresh vegetables at the salad bar. At each […]

We recently called Yarmouth Rescue for my husband. Within five minutes an EMT-trained Yarmouth police officer arrived, did an evaluation and administered oxygen. In another 10 minutes the Yarmouth Rescue vehicle arrived with a very efficient and thoroughly trained crew. Bob was further evaluated, diagnosed, and treated correctly to relieve his symptoms on the way […]

I just turned 62 a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been a registered nurse for over 45 years. I got a bachelor’s degree from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, IL. Like Edgar Allen Beem, I’m “Underemployed or unemployed.” I apply weekly to Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Martin’s Point, Midcoast Hospital, and Parkview Hospital. Their […]

As I read The Forecaster article “Firm with eyes on Brunswick base thrives on public funds, political connections” about Oxford Aviation, I immediately thought of the employees in the hangar, diligently working on customers’ aircraft. Our national reputation is, without doubt, the highest in the industry. I attribute that reputation to the men and women […]

Back in 1980, my lovely young bride chipped a tooth. Young and foolish and head over heels in love, we had no money, no jobs and no insurance. Fortunately, we were in Scotland at the time. As a college student studying in the UK, Carolyn was covered by National Health. A dentist in Edinburgh performed […]