submitted by Harriet Bryant In observance of April as Children and Youth Month, members of the Tardiff-Belanger American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #39, Madison, donated backpacks filled with essential items such as clothes, pj’s, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletries, hats, mittens, hygiene products for the older children and toys. Included this year are many socks from […]
The following is a reprint of a letter sent to the Morning Sentinel writer Greg Levinsky, from China Police Chief Craig Johnson, provided to The Town Line by Chief Johnson. Dear Greg: I find the matter discouraging and dispiriting. However, I do not want this issue to seem like or turn into a political matter. […]
Founded in 2002, in Searsport and Belfast, as the PCs for Maine computer access and literacy program and recently renamed ‘give IT. get IT.’, the organization has continued to provide businesses, nonprofits, and schools with sustainable electronics recycling practices as the only service of its kind in New England. give IT. get IT. is certified […]
by Debbie Walker This adventure is a little different than previous ones. Not much mileage involved in this one. I decided to share this adventure with you as another personal Public Service Announcement. It may seem a bit embarrassing to tell, yet that is exactly why I am sharing. Please do share the information. Some […]
by Peter Cates The Startup A Netflix series, The Startup involves a cast of characters who are way too connected with each other for their own good. The locale is contemporary Miami, Florida, with its exotic palm trees and beaches, the year round weather ranging from balmy to scorching hot, and cesspools of criminality all […]
by Rebecca J. Hapgood Town Manager Town of China, Maine The Select Board in conjunction with the town manager spent many meetings over three months reviewing the options for police services for China. All meetings were open to the public. The prior town manager proposed in the prior fiscal year to grow the part-time police […]
by Robert MacFarland former chairman China board of selectmen To the editor: To the citizens and taxpayers of China, My concerns about the town’s decision to dispose of the town’s police department for a lesser service with the county sheriff’s office. I have served the town on two full terms as a selectboard member and […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 This is a continuation of the school Maine Education Assessment Takes on a New Form. Last spring Maine students did not take the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) because of the pandemic. This spring the test will resume, but it has a new form. The Maine Department […]
(NAPSI)—Asthma affects more than 24 million people in the U.S., including more than 6 million children, reports the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. In addition, more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year. If any of them is someone you care for, you should know those experts also say indoor air can […]
Adrian Hoyt, of Benton, has been chosen as the 2021 Students of the Year at Kennebec Valley Community College, in Fairfield. A recording of the presentation will be available on the MCCS YouTube channel. Seven students statewide were selected at their respective college for their academic success and their campus and community involvement. In addition […]