Two of the top contenders in the race for U.S. senator, Janet Mills and Susan Collins, credit Smith for their political careers.
Leave Sugarloaf’s Reggae Fest alone | Letter
Now the cancel-culture police are coming for “One Love”? (“Sugarloaf might want to rethink Reggae Fest,” April 6) Shame on Leslie Bridgers for writing a fishing expedition of a column in search of a problem. With so much trouble in the world today, the last thing that should be attacked is the power of music […]
Maine native Mackenzie Holmes returns to Seattle Storm
Holmes played sparingly in 2025 for the WNBA franchise that drafted her in 2024.
Hunting is important part of managing deer herd
As the herd grows, it can become annoying, and in the case of deer-vehicle collisions, dangerous.
Trump has bitten off more than he can chew | Letter
There is no honorable way to exit a conflict started by a person who has no honor. I’m sure the military (minus Pete Hegseth) has apprised the person occupying the Oval Office of the risks involved, here, to the point where he doesn’t know which way to go with his responsibility … so he avoids […]
Janet Mills’ TV campaign was unfair to Graham Platner | Opinion
I won’t be voting for her in June.
Maine candidate will no longer accept endorsement from Eric Swalwell amid sexual assault allegations
Jordan Wood, who is running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, said he’ll give U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s donation to a local food bank.
New York man arrested in Waterville on homicide charge
David McCadney, 19, was arrested in connection with multiple gang-related shootings in New York.
Elizabeth Warren to rally with Graham Platner in Portland on Saturday
The U.S. senator from Massachusetts will speak about taking on billionaires and Wall Street, while fighting for workers.
Has the federal gas tax been unchanged for over 30 years? | Fact brief
The federal gas tax was first imposed in 1932 as an effort to increase revenue during the Great Depression.