NEWRY — The Eddy School recently announced it has been approved for public tuition money. The private, independent school serves a dozen students in grades six to eight. “Now people who live in the towns that tuition in to other places, I get their state money, as opposed to it all needing to be privately funded,” […]
January 2019
Posted inNuptials, sj-web
Travelers bound for Britain face new Brexit uncertainty
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post Teri-Lee Lawler-Baack is a little nervous after the British Parliament’s recent vote on Brexit, which set the stage for a potentially chaotic “no deal” departure from the European Union on March 29. She’s not the only one. “I’m holding my breath,” says Lawler-Baack, a retired investment adviser from […]
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The MAGA hat: A policy statement or an inflammatory declaration of identity?
The bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap entered the popular culture as candidate Donald Trump’s political swag. It has transformed into an open wound, a firestorm of hate and a marker of societal atavism. An aesthetically benign baseball cap is a 21st-century grotesquerie. Has there been in recent memory any other item of […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Not very good public service
Due to a problem with my vehicle, I had to catch a “City Link” bus to the Post Office downtown from L-A Harley. It was cold and windy that day (Jan. 15). I needed to catch the 2:15 p.m. bus on my return home, so, being a bit early, I waited at the Dunkin Donuts […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Disappointed in them all
I am leaving the Democratic Party. I have had enough of the blame-shifting and no movement on the shutdown. Democrats are unwilling to negotiate at all. Republicans have at least tried to find common ground. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have now gone so far away from the real issue that they have to stay […]
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
Mainstream media rushed to keep up with the viral outrage
The video, taken from an Instagram account and reposted to Twitter, went viral with the caption, “This MAGA loser gleefully bothering a Native American protester at the Indigenous Peoples March.” In the clip, an activist named Nathan Phillips beat a drum as a teen in a Make America Great Again hat stood inches from him, […]
Posted inGirls Hockey
Girls’ hockey: Lewiston shows patience, shuts out St. Dom’s
Sara Robert, Brie Dube score to keep Blue Devils’ unbeaten season intact.
Posted inLocal Sports
College roundup: Bates men beat Connecticut College
Jeff Spellman scores 18 points to lead Bobcats to third conference win of the season.
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Girls’ basketball: Courtney Carrier, Mountain Valley rough up Spruce Mountain
Carrier puts up game-high 22 points as Falcons rout Phoenix.
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Junior hockey: Islanders power past Thunder
AUBURN — Islanders Hockey Club scored back-to-back power play goals in the third period and held on to defeat the Twin City Thunder, 4-3, in USPHL junior hockey action at Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday night. Alex Schneider scored a goal and assisted on another as the Thunder finished the first period with a […]