Manchester voters made a wise choice to fund expanded pre-K education. Throughout my career, I have worked with a lot of kids and my experiences in law enforcement have taught me that high-quality early education is a smart investment in our children and communities.
July 2013
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Eels wouldn’t let go, even as they killed salmon
I remember fishing the outlet of Sheepscot Lake when I was young. Far down the outlet, near the hatchery, there were locations where you could see salmon resting in pools.
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Maine town comes together for Boston bomb victim
Well-wishers stage a fundraiser in Old Orchard Beach for Karen Rand, who lost a leg in April.
Posted inCommunity
UPPER KENNEBEC VALLEY MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
BINGHAM — Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll.
Posted inCommunity
MT. ABRAM HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
SALEM — Mt. Abram High School recently announced its fourth quarter honor roll
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Davis’ filibuster was only the start
In just 11 hours Tuesday, Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis went from relative obscurity to national fame as the symbol of resistance to harsh anti-abortion laws. Davis, a Democrat from Fort Worth, filibustered a proposal that would place new restrictions on abortion clinics and ban the practice after 20 weeks.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Check your bumper sticker, T-shirt philosophies at the door, please
There are inspirational posters in my doctor’s waiting room. One announces to those with aching bunions, open lesions or incipient Meniere’s disease, “Seeing what others don’t is another kind of vision.”
Posted inOpinion
KATHLEEN PARKER: ‘Cracker’ just doesn’t compare to N-word on racism scale
The trial of George Zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, inevitably and quickly devolved into a contest of who is more racist — the victim or the accused?
Posted inCommunity
Carrabassett Valley July 4 celebration at Town Park
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The following Fourth of July events are planned at Town Park:
Posted inCommunity
Exchange student program seeks host families
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs seeks local host families for boys and girls from a variety of countries. These students are 15-18 years old and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. The students are personable, academically selected, conversant in English, bright, curious and excited to learn about America by living as a part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language, according to a news release.