Some conservative Christians would like to see a rarely enforced IRS rule about campaigning from the pulpit abolished, but others, especially the younger generation, support a clear separation of church and politics.
2017
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard exempt from Trump hiring freeze
There was confusion about whether last week’s government-wide hiring freeze applied to the Kittery shipyard, which repairs and maintains nuclear-powered submarines.
Winthrop works to shore up budget practices after $700,000 school budget shortfall
School officials no longer are seeking $136,661 from the town for unrelated expenses.
Trump amplifies warning to Iran, which shrugs off comments from ‘inexperienced’ president
Iran’s missile tests are not covered by the nuclear pact, and Iran says the launches do not violate other U.N. resolutions because the missiles are not designed to carry nuclear warheads.
Augusta woman gets 30 months for heroin trafficking
Police say Clover Sue Baxter allowed out-of-state dealers to sell from her apartment.
Body found in Thomaston woods identified
Joshua Robichaud, 41, was last seen in May 2016 after his release from the Knox County Jail.
Trade your ski goggles for beer goggles and dive into Sugarloaf’s apres-ski scene
The craft brews are bountiful in Carrabassett Valley.
Trade Bud Light for a local beer this Super Bowl Sunday
These Maine pilsners make for easy drinking on game day.
Maine students lobby for prickly cause: Keeping hedgehogs as pets
The director of the state’s Humane Society, however, warns that the animals don’t always fare well as pets.
Former LePage lawyer represents company seeking state contract
Avery Day says his new role doesn’t constitute a conflict with his past government service, and he won’t be lobbying legislators.