Auburn is blessed with clean water and prime farmland. Those resources must be protected if Auburn is to thrive. To do so requires collaborative leadership on the City Council and active citizens. Jeff Harmon as mayor would offer that leadership. Auburn’s current mayor has pursued scheme after scheme to dismantle the protections in the city’s […]
2023
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Land trust, historians to host history walk in Readfield Oct. 14
Kennebec Land Trust and Readfield historians Dale Potter-Clark and Bill Adams plan to host a walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, to discuss the history of the Rosmarin & Saunders Family Forest and Macdonald Woods. They will share more information about foundations and families, including the John Dutton family, in the old “West Road […]
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Center to host hybrid talk on lake association deliberations Oct. 16
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “’Productive Disagreement’ at the Lake: The Role of Deliberation in Lake Associations” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both […]
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Online workshop about growing small fruit on farms to begin Oct. 17
Registration is required by Friday, Oct. 13.
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Farmington Elks to host Cornhole for a Cause Nov. 11
Proceeds benefit Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services.
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Maine Adult Education leaders gather in Lewiston for directors meeting
Leaders of Maine’s adult education community recently met in Lewiston for their annual directors meeting. The meeting brought together key figures in the Maine education landscape, emphasizing the collaborative efforts that drive adult education across the state. Daniel Chuhta, deputy commissioner at the Maine Department of Education, highlighted the state’s commitment to adult education. Erica […]
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Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin seeks tutors, English conversation partners
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin is still seeking volunteers to serve as tutors and English conversation partners because we have many new adult students that have a critical need to work on their education and English-speaking skills. The 10-hour workshop will be held over two consecutive days at USM/LA College, 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston […]
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Martin Bressler: Beauparlant offers wisdom, temperament, connectivity to Lewiston
I highly recommend Paul Beauparlant for reelection to the Lewiston School Committee as, in my mind, there is no better candidate in his ward. I have worked with Paul and his wife for many years, and they are totally committed to the city. Paul has sent his kids through the school district and, as a […]
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Joshua Nagine: Choose slate of candidates that moves Lewiston forward
The past two years have been anything but usual. Coming out of the pandemic, it seems every community in Maine is addressing the housing shortage, investing in infrastructure, making quality of life improvements, facing unmet needs, increasing the tax base and planning for the future. But the second largest city in Maine appears to still […]
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Scott Nussinow: The nightmares of your Jewish neighbors
We listen helplessly to each news report that features the celebration of death and destruction of our ancestral families.