With the return to school around the corner, Maine high school students say they’d like to be back in the classroom, but they’re equally concerned about safety.
2020
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Republicans playing games with special session
The Legislature can’t come back to finish its work because the minority party wants to control the agenda.
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Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: Aug. 9
Aug. 9, 1842: The U.S. signs the Treaty of Washington, or Webster-Ashburton Treaty, with the United Kingdom, establishing what is now the boundary between the United States and Canada, including the boundary in northern and eastern Maine. The treaty resolves a dispute known as the “Aroostook War,” a disagreement that led to deployment of militia […]
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine
J.P. Devine: The music of summer
Sports, especially baseball, is the music of the season; love songs from the bleachers, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Outdoors
Whom does the view of Katahdin belong to?
An observation tower put up for hikers changed the view for artists, a conflict that could continue with more development in the area.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Ask a Naturalist: What’s up with that pigeon in my driveway?
Wildlife questions from real Mainers answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: What day is it? Welcome to ‘Blursday’
For many amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like the hands on the clock have stopped moving.