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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, Things to Do
13 Maine sports bars where you can catch the big game
Find places to watch with friends and have a beer and a bite in Portland, Falmouth, Brunswick, Lewiston-Auburn, Waterville and Winslow.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Graham Platner will strengthen Maine’s moorings | Letter
Graham Platner is my friend. His mother runs a local restaurant. His father was lawyer for me and my neighbors until he retired, handling title searches, divorces, wills and bankruptcies. He was the closest thing to Atticus Finch we had in Ellsworth. When I needed new chain on my mooring last June, I asked Graham for […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Avoid déjà vu, elect competent leaders for Maine | Letter
As I contemplate next year’s Maine Democratic Party primary for Senate, involving the two leading candidates — Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner — the highly quotable phrase attributed to legendary baseball player Yogi Berra comes to mind: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” In 1968, I was a graduate student at Columbia University […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Let snow days be snow days — remote learning isn’t the way | Letter
As the winter season approaches, Maine schools will once again be confronted with what to do about inclement weather. Increasingly many districts are making use of “remote learning” as an alternative to the traditional “snow day.” Implicit in the choice is the equivalency of in-person and remote instruction. Nothing could be further from the truth. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Rose ‘Garden’ lunch stood in stark contrast | Letter
How to reconcile one reality with another?
Posted inLocal & State, News
Delta Ambulance to keep paramedic coverage in central Maine
Town officials are worried that a proposed change would leave residents short of services in an emergency.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Fans flock to watch parties to support Hearts of Pine
Viewings of Portland’s semifinal Sunday night at Spokane drew huge crowds at the State Theatre and Portland Zoo.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Jaylen Brown, Celtics hold off Magic
Brown scores 27 points and Boston makes key shots late in a win over Orlando.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Shutdown end in sight as Maine’s King helps break stalemate
Maine Sen. Angus King and both of New Hampshire’s senators agreed to legislation that would reopen the government with the promise of a vote on expiring health care subsidies. Two other Democrats joined them, the minimum needed.