January 23, 2023
January 2023
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State lawmakers prepare to weigh more than 2,000 bills, $10.3 billion budget proposal
With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Parents seeking book bans want control – to a point
They’ll deny professional educators their decision-making responsibility in this one respect. Anything after that would be inconvenient.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Legalization of marijuana comes at a hidden cost to our young people
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Grief seems to be having a public comeback. Good.
We owe it to ourselves to remember that “prolonged” grief is the normal result of deeply felt love.
Posted inOn this date
Jan. 23, 2000: Activists protest abortion outside the State House in Augusta, Unity triplets mourned after fire destroys their home, and Hall-Dale High School focuses on safety
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inThings to Do
UMaine Augusta to display ‘Art of Assemblage’ exhibit through March 8
A gallery talk is set for Tuesday, Jan. 24, an opening reception Sunday, Jan. 29, and a Zoom panel discussion Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Wiscasset association to host winter lecture series in February
WISCASSET — This year’s Lincoln County Historical Association’s Winter Lecture Series is scheduled to be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays Feb. 2, 16, and 23 via Zoom. They are open to all, but registration is required. To receive a link, visit lincolncountyhistory.org. There is no charge, although donations are welcome. A common thread that binds […]
Posted inCommunity
Orono center to host talk on climate action relationships Jan. 30
The talk will held both remotely and in person.
Posted inCommunity
Winthrop student achieves academic honors at Nichols College
DUDLEY, Mass. — Keegan Choate of Winthrop made the president’s list for the 2022 fall semester at Nichols College. To be included on the list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. […]