The number of Mainers experiencing homelessness has more than tripled since 2020. Tedford Housing exists to address that issue, driven by a clear mission: “Empowering People to Move From Homelessness to Home.” There is no one cause for homelessness; each person’s story is different, yet each one deserves to be heard and responded to. That’s […]
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Sustainable Practice: Free heat
In a superbly sustainable home, closed windows are a passive heating system, allowing winter sun to enter and trap heat inside. This is possible because incoming solar energy arrives mainly in ultraviolet and visible light wavelengths, while outgoing heat energy radiates in longer infrared wavelengths. About 76% of winter sun that reaches a standard double-pane […]
The Maine Idea: ‘America the united’ still a distant goal
America was a divided nation going into the election and may be more divided coming out. Donald Trump never claimed to be a “uniter,” and his stunning win means that new political battle lines are already forming. Despite that one clear result, a lot remains uncertain, a result of the preference of western states to […]
BoomerTECH Adventures: Have you explored the podcast world recently?
Did you know that people still ride the rails as a way of life? They go down to the big train yards and hop a freight, going who knows where. I thought that phenomenon died out with the end of the Great Depression. Listening to the podcast “City of Rails” with Danelle Morton opened my […]
Stories from Maine: A refusal to obey
One of the most renowned men in the history of the Old West was a man from Maine who became legendary, not so much for what he did but for what he didn’t do. Silas Stillman Soule was born on July 26, 1838, in Bath to Amasa and Sophia Low Soule. He and his four […]
Topsham residents elect Rafael Macias to represent them in Maine House
Military veteran Rafael Macias will be sent to the Maine House of Representatives, serving District 51.
Guest column: Trick-or-treat costumes of the 2024 election
This year, Halloween was a welcome respite from the terrors of the 2024 election, with ghoulish Donald Trump and J.D. Vance heading the GOP ticket. I welcomed Halloween, despite dreading it as a child. Although our parents made us fabulous costumes, I hated trick or treating: Even with warm weather I felt cold, and I […]
Hepler retains House District 49 seat
Rep. Allison Hepler will be serving another term in the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 49.
Denise Tepler elected to represent Sagadahoc County, Dresden in Maine Senate
Sen. Tepler will be serving District 24 during a contentious presidential year, which saw a massive amount of out-of-state funding.
New District 47 legislator elected
Unofficial results indicate that Wayne Farrin has been elected replace Ed Polewarczyk in the Maine House of Representatives.
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