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Recognition South Portland resident Ted Hellier was named Maine’s Citizen Volunteer of the Year at the annual Maine Parks and Recreation Association conference held April 9. Hellier has volunteered as a coach, official, trainer, and coordinator in numerous South Portland Parks and ...

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Community Calendar: June 5-18

Greater Portland Benefits Tuesday 6/11 Benefit for CEHS Safe Passage Team, CEHS will receive a portion of the sale from every flatbread purchased that day, Flatbread Company, 72 Commercial St., Portland, 232-...

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Monday, June 3, 2013 at 3:10 pm

Cumberland County sheriff wins 'food fight' with manager

PORTLAND — Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce successfully fought back a proposal by County Manager Peter Crichton to consider hiring a private company to take over the kitchen at the Cumberland County Jail. In an appearance before the county’s five-member Board of Commissio...

Ted Cohen • News •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Unsung Hero: Theresa Saxton, doing the Iron Man for mom

YARMOUTH — Why would any sane soul choose to do the Iron Man Triathlon, an event consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile (full marathon) run? More to the point, why would someone choose to do it solo, without hundreds of fellow competitors from whom to dra...

David Treadwell • News •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 12:10 pm

The Universal Notebook: The decline of church, a sermonette

This little reflection on the future of church (mine, yours and many others) in an age of declining church membership is a revised version of a sermonette I delivered as part of the June 2 Laity Sunday service at First Parish Church, United Church of Christ, Yarmouth. What I did not tell m...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:40 am

Abby's Road: Do not expose to heat

I do not do well in heat. After prolonged exposure to temperatures north of, say, 78 degrees, I melt into a barely contained puddle. It is one of the characteristics I have most in common with an ice cube. This tendency worked especially against me when I lived in large cities. Commuting t...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Who's fooling who on MaineCare?

There is nothing unreasonable about Maine paying its hospital debt independent of expanding MaineCare. MaineCare is Maine’s version of Medicaid. It provides health care to low-income persons. It is jointly funded by the state and federal governments. Maine hospitals are owed $...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:10 am

Letter: Brunswick Relay for Life raised $112K

As chairwoman of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Brunswick volunteer planning committee, I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support. Over 70 teams participated in this year’s event and raised more than $112,000 to help the society&rsquo...

• Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:50 am

Letter: Family planning expansion is essential

Family planning expansion, passage of LD 1247, is essential. Men, as well as women, should be able to make informed reproductive choices which can greatly affect their physical and mental health as well as the well-being of other children. Unintended pregnancies and pregnancies that may be harmfu...

• Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:40 am

Letter: Unanswered questions about Bath hospital sale

Bath city government is hiding facts from us about the sale of the old Bath hospital. We should know a lot more, and their refusal to tell us suggests they've been caught doing something they shouldn't have. The city assessed the property at more than $6.5 million for 2012. They sold the p...

• Opinion •

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:30 am