OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Cierra Albert has been honored as the 2019 recipient of a $500 leadership scholarship from the Chenette Scholarship Fund provided by State Sen. Justin Chenette. Chenette said that Albert was chosen for the scholarship as a result of her service on campus and in the community. She graduated from Old Orchard Beach High School […]
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Arundel residents offer insight on the Camino de Santiago
KENNEBUNK — For over 1,300 years, multitudes of European Christians made their pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James, the Apostle located in a small village in northwestern Spain. They traveled by foot, horseback or burro for many months and the various paths they traveled became known as the Way of St. James or, in […]
New York Times Best Sellers
The New York Times List of Best Sellers for the week ending Aug. 18, 2019: FICTION 1. Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. 2. One Good Deed David Baldacci A World War II veteran […]
Gene Lyons: It’s all part of the plan
You wouldn’t think it could, but it gets worse day by day. He’s like the most egregious nutjob on your Facebook feed, only you can’t “unfriend” him. And good luck ignoring him. The crazy SOB is everywhere. If he were your grandfather, it would be time to take his car keys away before he blunders […]
Gordon Weil: Do immigrants seek to ‘replace’ Americans?
Is America facing an invasion? The right-wing forces in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 thought so. The El Paso shooter thought so. Fox News commentators think so. President Trump thinks so. The “invaders” are people arriving at the border, trying to become immigrants. Some opponents claim their real intent is to undermine America. If you thought […]
New superintendent ready for school year
SCARBOROUGH — Sanford (Sandy) Prince IV said he’s excited to get to work serving the students of Scarborough Public Schools. “My role is to come in and continue Scarborough’s education projects,” Prince said. “And, it’s also to strive always to make things even better.” Prince began his role as interim superintendent on Aug. 1. He […]
York County Blues Fest to rock Waterboro on Aug. 24
WATERBORO – Participants at the York County Blues Fest had such a good time last summer that the organizers have decided to do it again. The Second Annual York County Blues Fest is set to rock Waterboro’s Friendship Park on Old Alfred Road on Saturday, Aug. 24. The concert is 2 to 8:30 p.m., and […]
RSU 23 board changes title of Old Orchard Beach High School assistant principal
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach High School assistant principal is now also the Regional School Unit 23 assistant superintendent, a title change for a combined role the superintendent says better reflects the duties of the position. RSU 23, covering the town of Old Orchard Beach, had 710 students enrolled in the 2018-2019 […]
Earth Angel Arts to close its doors
SOUTH PORTLAND — Inside Earth Angel Arts, a gift shop and “creating space” in which artist Julie Bernier sold her artwork, taught classes, and held art psychotherapy sessions, Bernier is packing up and preparing to move on. The walls become increasingly bear amidst its closing sale, and Bernier will flip the sign to “closed” for […]
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