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Food & Dining, Maine, News, Outdoors

At 79, Portland chocolatier is riding across the U.S. to raise money for MS

by Peggy Grodinsky April 28, 2026May 1, 2026

While he’s at it, Dean Bingham hopes to snag a Guinness World Record.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Judge rules against Augusta school board in ‘Corn Pop’ free speech lawsuit

by Jake Freudberg April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

The ruling orders the school board to stop enforcing certain restrictions on public comments during its meetings while the lawsuit continues.

Business, Community, Health, Maine, News

Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare to lay off 38 IT workers

by Hannah Kaufman April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

The health system, which owns Central Maine Medical Center and care facilities across western Maine, said adding a new medical record platform made some positions redundant.

News, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine lawmakers chose profits over privacy. Maine will pay for it. | Opinion

by Layne Gregory April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Dignity is bad for business, which is why lobbyists killed what could have been the strongest consumer data protection law in the country.

Food & Dining, News

These Maine food writers pour out their creativity – and recipes – on Substack

by Peggy Grodinsky April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

The platform offers them creative freedom to write about subjects that range from unfamiliar figures in America’s wine world to running a pizza parlor in small-town Maine.

Events, News, Open Door

Open Door with Glenn Prickett, Gulf of Maine Research Institute President & CEO

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Wednesday, September 30 – Glenn Prickett, President & CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, will join us for a conversation about the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping Maine’s coastline.