Hilary Koch: Finding the daily good in dark times

A broken headlight and a new set tires led to an epiphany, the columnist writes.

Letter: Maine Democrats’ strategy? Curse Trump.

It’s a sign they’ve lost the argument.

Youth Art Month kicks off in Waterville with Friday openings

The Ticonic Gallery and Greene Block + Studios will show off artwork from more than 450 local students.

Scholars Strategy Network: What Maine’s paid leave program means for your family

Changing demographics have made caregiving difficult, the columnist writes.

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Hilary Koch: Elon Musk, metadata and you

We’re worried about who has access to our data — what’s being collected, where it’s going, and whether someone like Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is getting its hands on records it shouldn’t. But here’s the thing: most of us have been giving away our data for years, and we barely think twice […]

Maine Compass: Accurate testing the key to Maine’s PFAS response

The Legislature should look to increase and expand the state’s capabilities, writes the CEO of a lab in Norridgewock.

Massachusetts man sentenced for stealing firearms in Waterville

Ryan Ansart, 22, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, is expected to serve three years in federal prison for crimes in April 2022.

Commentary: Trump is right to end federal diversity programs

Recently, I had the chance to catch up with a friend from Los Angeles. She’s a political liberal and cast her vote for Kamala Harris last fall. As we talked, I discovered she shared common ground with the MAGA crowd: My friend was outraged by what she said “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives have done […]

Hilary Koch: Immigration: The threat that never was

Legislation introduced in Maine is another example of performing paranoia rather than addressing problems truthfully, the columnist writes.