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Your guide to passive-aggressive Maine-made Christmas gifts | Column

by Leslie Bridgers December 1, 2025November 30, 2025

With these presents, you can feel good about buying local while getting a message across.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Mt. Blue School Nutrition Program to get federal review

by Rebecca Richard December 1, 2025November 28, 2025

Regional School Unit 9’s School Nutrition Program will be examined as part of the regular oversight cycle and must submit a plan to reduce an excess food service fund balance.

Local & State, News

A failed $1.5 million deal. Restricted roads. The small town of Freedom struggles with conflicts of interest.

by Hannah Kaufman December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

A series of recall elections this year have roiled the tiny Maine town.

Local & State, News

Wreath company delivers festive spirit beyond Skowhegan

by Rich Abrahamson December 1, 2025December 4, 2025

Rich Abrahamson captures seasonal workers making wreaths and garland.

Business, Local & State, News

Maine lawmakers outline competing visions for energy policy, agree affordability is key

by Tux Turkel November 30, 2025November 30, 2025

Energy affordability — under mounting stress chiefly from rising electricity prices — will be a litmus test for most any climate policy or spending decisions.

Health, Local & State, News

Overlooked during opioid crisis, more of Maine’s oldest began to struggle with drugs

by Rose Lundy November 30, 2025December 1, 2025

The number of Medicare patients who received buprenorphine treatment for their addiction to opioids increased about 70% between 2019 and 2023, a Maine Monitor analysis shows for the first time.