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Maine congressional candidate backs Katie Porter for California governor amid controversy

by Drew Johnson April 22, 2026May 11, 2026

Jordan Wood, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District, signed a letter in support of his former boss, who is running for California governor while grappling with a video of her yelling at a staffer.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine

Maine author Elizabeth Strout’s new book is set away, for a change

by Ray Routhier April 22, 2026April 24, 2026

‘The Things We Never Say’ comes out May 5 and is set in a coastal Massachusetts town. Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ one of her Maine-set novels.

Community, Maine

Demolition of Main Street buildings in Waterville clears way for Rusty Lantern

by Rich Abrahamson April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures workers tearing down buildings for a new convenience store and gas station.

Community, Maine, News

Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together

by Hannah Kaufman April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.

Community, Maine, News

Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026

by Joe Charpentier April 22, 2026April 21, 2026

Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.

Community, News

Maine National Guard uses Black Hawk helicopter to rescue hikers on Bigelow Mountain

by Drew Johnson and Morgan Womack April 21, 2026April 22, 2026

The 126th Aviation Regiment conducted a mountain hoist extraction to remove the 2 hikers near Carrabassett Valley.

Business, Maine, News

Maine company to resume island mail delivery, despite Postal Service’s $400K unpaid tab

by Drew Johnson April 21, 2026April 22, 2026

Penobscot Island Air says mail will be delivered to Midcoast islands Wednesday, now that the Postal Service has agreed to pay a quarter of its nearly $400K balance by the end of the week.