OAKLAND — The Oakland Recreation Department has planned its annual fall foliage trip for Thursday, Oct. 3. Participants will meet in the rear parking lot next to the Baptist church on Church Street. The group will leave at 8:30 a.m. and plans to return by 3:30 p.m.
September 2013
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Food stamp cuts will be harmful to many workers
Stimulus funding for the federal food stamps program expires Nov. 1, cutting benefits by about 7 percent.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We’re concerned more about lobsters than babies
The news on Sept. 18 included a report that PETA is taking Maine fishermen and processors to task for their inhumane treatment of lobsters.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Governor twists facts to his own liking
I read with interest Gov. Paul LePage’s reasons for not expanding MaineCare. He used a report from Michigan that supported expansion of the program and twisted it to his liking so that he could say that MaineCare would be expanded only to include young men who smoke and drink.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Great insurance reduced; company won’t pay tax
One must wonder what wisdom comes out of Washington, D.C., these days? Very little in my opinion.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
FOOD STAMPPROGRAM CHANGES
Families who receive food stamps will see a reduction in benefits after the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was cut by about 7 percent beginning in November. The figures below show how the monthly benefit will change for families who qualify for the maximum allotment, based on income.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Kennebec County a leader in innovative programs
The story (“Graduates finish treatment, move forward”) in the Sept. 18 newspaper highlights both the great efforts of two veterans who turned around their post-military lives in the face of great challenges, and the important programs for offenders who face up to their substance abuse and mental health problems.
Posted inOpinion
DON ROBERTS: Growth spurt could put Augusta on map as an All-American City
SOMETIMES IT TAKES disruption in our everyday lives to bring attention to what is really happening around us.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Winthrop looks forward to rematch
When Winthrop hosts Lisbon this afternoon, it will be a rematch of last year’s Class C field hockey state championship game. The overall personnel is quite different on Winthrop’s end, but that has only added to the excitement.