The Portland and South Portland housing authorities should follow the lead of Westbrook Housing, which is banning smoking in its 450 apartments starting Jan. 1, 2009. More and more places are going smoke-free these days, and that’s a good thing. It’s strange now, when visiting another state, to walk into a restaurant or bar where […]

Bean supper – Saturday, June 21, 4:30-6 p.m., Saco Grange No. 53, 168 North St., Route 112, Saco. Homemade kidney and pea beans, brown bread, franks, American chop suey, cole slaw, hot biscuits, pie and cake, hot and cold beverages, sugar-free pie available. $6, $2.50 Bean supper – Saturday, June 21, 5-6 p.m. Amvets Post […]

A small turnout of Buxton voters approved the new $5.2 million budget with barely a change during Saturday’s town meeting. Out of 60 appropriation articles voted on, the one change came with the removal of a $10,000 match to an expected grant from Project Canopy, a state program for assisting communities with forestry programs. Buxton […]

Salad for lunch The Woman’s Literary Union held its annual salad luncheon Friday at the Deering Masonic Hall, Bishop Street in Portland. Member Joan O’Toole was chairman of the luncheon, an excellent meal. The salads and desserts are all donated by members, and they made a delicious luncheon. The hall is an excellent location for […]

Recently, I wrote about the value of being a senior citizen when it comes to visiting Maine’s state parks and historic sites. I urged readers to obtain a senior citizen pass. This suggestion has now been replaced by some wonderful news. A recent article by Victoria Wallack in several of the Current Publishing newspapers points […]

Fagone, law firm honored Seventeen attorneys from Bernstein Shur, including Michael Fagone of Gorham have been selected by a team of independent legal researchers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a directory of leading attorneys in the United States. Bernstein Shur was also recognized as a leading […]

The 3rd Annual Warren Memorial Library Adult Summer Reading program is about to kick off. The goal of the program is to read 6 books in 8 weeks.You can sign up for the program next week (June 16-27) and you will receive a Reader’s Card to keep track of your reading. For every book you […]