A culture of connectedness endures in the aftermath of one of the 20th century’s greatest tragedies.
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Sometimes a party is just a party. Reggae Fest is a party. | Letter
Let’s start with the basics. Sometimes a party is just for a good time. I’ve had a theory about overthinking life. It starts with academic’s needing to write a thesis to graduate, and finding ways to prove it. Thinking a spring ski party is more than a bunch of college kids or feeling-young-again types getting […]
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Children explore art, creativity at Waterville Creates camp
Photographer Anna Chadwick captures a few moments of children creating shadow boxes during the April Artist and Maker Camp.
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Maine Democrats wrong on trans athletes debate | Letter
Maine Democrats will not move from a bad position. They are holding true to the sunk-cost fallacy. Testimony was given for the Legislature to enact “An Act to Designate School Sports Participation and Facilities by Sex” without a vote of the people in November, which it did not. The proponents of the measure spoke kindly […]
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Presenting Maine’s Anti-Trump Slate | Letter
We need defiance across the board. Here’s how we get it.
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Rep. Golden’s war vote suggests he doesn’t get it | Letter
Rep. Jared Golden has once again passed on an opportunity to rein in the Trump administration, voting against the War Powers Resolution. Golden claims that Trump is well within his presidential authority to initiate a war with Iran. I would suggest that Congress is well within its powers to require the president to explain the […]
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Obituary: Florris L. Bly
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Florris L. Bly, 91, formerly of Litchfield and Freeport, Maine, Bradenton, Fla., Belmont, NH, and Port Charlotte, …
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Obituary: Gloria Desjardin
HALLOWELL – Gloria Desjardin, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2026. She was born in Augusta, Maine, on April …
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Death Notice: Florris L. Bly
Bly, Florris L. 91, in Port Charlotte, Fla., April 20. Celebration, May 9, 11:30 a.m., Murdock Baptist Church, Port Charlotte, Fla. …
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Obituary: Natalie Heidi Trepanier Cyr
VASSALBORO – Natalie Heidi Trepanier Cyr passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Visiting hours will …