April 15, 2019
April 2019
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How did the feds spend your taxes?
It’s nice to have more money in your pocket. And thanks to the 2017 tax cuts, the typical American is now paying less in taxes. But that’s not to say we’re not still sending a hefty sum of money to Washington. Tally up all the payroll and other taxes on earnings and income, and you’ll […]
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Posted inCommunity
Former Maine poet laureate to speak April 30 in Winthrop
Wesley McNair to read from poetry collection, discuss publishing process at Bailey Public Library.
Posted inNation & World
Storms kill at least eight, injure dozens across South
Nearly 90,000 customers were without electricity in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia.
Posted inMaine
Gardiner officials mull progress in marijuana regulation
While elected officials are concerned about the pace of progress in developing rules around commercial cannabis enterprises, a number of residents say they are concerned less with speed and more with making sure they do the right thing.
Posted inNation & World
Buttigieg joins race as face of new generation
With his poll numbers ticking up, he is planning trips to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
New owners of Pizza Villa are old-school Portland restaurateurs
The Minervino family has been feeding local residents since the mid-1970s in comfortable, affordable bars where regulars are king.
Posted inMaine
Threat of Kennebec River flooding lessened as storm moves west
While the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for central Maine, the heaviest rain will miss the state as the storm tracks more west than earlier forecasts indicated.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Harrington to receive Mid-Maine chamber’s Elias A. Joseph Award
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will hand out awards April 25 at its 56th Annual Awards Ceremony, to be held at held at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.
Posted inNation & World
Overseas, NRA has long track record of influence
From responses to mass shootings to rights of individual ownership, the organization pushes its agenda around the world.