In an effort to prevent senior citizens from slipping and falling during the winter months, local law enforcement will deliver free buckets of sand to seniors in need.
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Posted inTimes Record
Your Land: A salty song for traction on winter roads
When I was in high school, we had a teacher who walked the school between classes humming fragments of classical music to himself. We, of course, nicknamed him the Hummer, fodder, as adults are, for occasional teen-comments about their weirdness. “We’ll never be like the Hummer,” was the always subtext. But I’m guessing that you, […]
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Posted inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: Saving oil this winter with energy-efficiency improvements
Our family has had a conservation mindset since 1980 when we built our solar- and wood-heated home that used no fossil fuel yet kept us warm through colder winters than we have now. Bedrooms were on the north side of the building and, by preference, stayed cooler. The house faced directly south, with a two-layered, […]
Posted inMaine, News
New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: 11 tons per mile? Maine has to stop using so much road salt
A new report shows how the state must rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.
Posted inBooks, Review
Book review: In sobering detail, Porter Fox describes the destruction wrought by climate change
Fox’s ‘The Last Winter’ traces wildfires, vanishing snow and our warming planet, with stops in Switzerland, Greenland and elsewhere. The news is grim.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Plow now, pay later
The new snowplow driver was prompt with the driveway, and a fair guy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
In a cold winter, Maine household budgets buckle under growing energy burden
Skyrocketing prices for electricity, heating oil and gasoline are hitting Mainers especially hard when the mercury falls.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: A call to a neighbor might go a long way
When winter storms hit, Mainers used to look out for each other – one landline check-in at a time.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Deadline approaching for Patten Library’s Literary Snowperson Contest
Kids have until Feb. 18 to enter Patten Free Library’s “Best in Snow: Literary Snowperson Contest.” Participants must submit a photo of their literary-themed creation to the Bath library’s website at patten.lib.me.us. Library staff will announce the results on Feb. 25. Winners will receive a Gift of Bath Gift Card.