An extremely unlikely event occurred late last month at the Portland sewage treatment plant, resulting in the accidental discharge of millions of gallons of partially treated sewage into Casco Bay. That was the result of two unlikely events happening at the same time: a power outage and the failure of a backup generator. Then there […]

My husband is a lawyer and teachers are asking for his contact information – and my heart is breaking. They want wills drawn up because they fear for their lives. Like soldiers going off to war, they are preparing for schools opening in the fall. They understand the risk and they are taking precautions to […]

As a former certified teacher, I never thought I would live to see the day that politics could be allowed to overrule science, as is being done with such abandonment now. Why not extend the school summer vacation for another three months? I know it creates extra problems for parents, but in the interest of […]

My husband and I want to send a big shout out to our governor, Janet Mills, who we think is doing a fantastic job. We’re grateful that we live in Maine, especially right now during this pandemic. Gov. Mills, unlike several other governors, isn’t relying on the current president’s repeated suggestion that COVID-19 “will just […]

In her letter supporting Susan Collins, Jill Malony asks what we really want from our senators. Here’s a short list: • Someone to call for a coordinated federal response to a pandemic that continues to spiral out of control. • Someone who supports the Affordable Care Act at every opportunity instead of voting to undermine […]

Sara Gideon will not be an independent voice for the people of Maine. If elected she will have no seniority and will have to do the bidding of the Democratic (an oxymoron) leadership. We can be sure, if elected, Sara will forget about Maine and will vote how she is told. Susan Collins is obviously […]

I see a lot of mistakes in the Press Herald, but the one from the caption under the photo on the Aug. 5 front page is a dilly. It mentions how “the remnants of Hurricane Isaias bared down Tuesday.” The past tense of “bear” (and that’s not even spelled right) isn’t “bared,” it’s “bore.” Doesn’t […]