Letter
2023
Commentary: Swipe fees not a villain to small business
The cost of handling cash surpasses the cost of credit card transactions. Both keep payment systems safe.
The FBI set a standard for active shooter training. Ten years later, Maine still isn’t widely using it.
Ongoing training varies by department and agency, and not all departments use the program identified by the FBI as the national standard for active shooter trainings.
Maine lobstermen signal opposition to participating in ropeless testing program
The state has been awarded $5.1 million to research alternatives to the traditional trap-and-buoy lobster gear that requires vertical lines that can entangle whales.
Commentary: Human brains aren’t wired to fight climate change
The problems we face aren’t scientific, any longer. They’re political.
Obituary: Sandra Lee Cunningham
BELGRADE – Sandra Lee Cunningham, daughter of Lloyd and Mildred Spiller, born Aug. 6, 1938, passed peacefully in her home with …
Obituary: Cody Robert Emery
MADISON – Cody Robert Emery, 27, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly the morning of Nov. 14, 2023. He was born in …
Obituary: Timothy Alan Holt
NORRIDGEWOCK – Timothy Alan Holt, 64, of Norridgewock passed away peacefully at Woodlawn Nursing Facility on Nov. 20, 2023, after a …
Death Notice: Sandra Lee Cunningham
Cunningham, Sandra Lee of Belgrade. Service, December 2, 1 p.m., at Libby Hill Cemetery in Gardiner. …