Too many students are without the right tools or information. Many of them are being supported by adults who last navigated this process decades ago, when everything was different.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
These Mainers nurture a passion for growing orchids
Orchids are finicky, demanding just the right conditions to thrive. Some people go to great lengths to provide them.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Forget April showers: Spring in central Maine is fire season
As fire departments across the state fight daily brush fires in April, here’s how to stay safe.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
The answer to the question is Medicare for all | Letter
There’s a very simple answer to the astronomic rising costs in our country for health care: Medicare for all. Remember when President Clinton proposed the “health care security card”? How long ago was that? And how long we have continued to attempt something like it? We cannot keep going down this shaky road of subjecting […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Do local Trump voters know what they’re supporting? | Letter
For a very long time, I have worked a job where I interact with the community daily. I use my hands, and my back and my heart. I serve food and drink, laugh with people, hold the door, hold their children. Then, I clean up after them and tell them to have a good night. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Mills will hit the ground running in DC | Letter
Janet Mills should be Maine’s next senator. Her age and experience are a plus. Research and development, whether in health care or renewable energy, is on life support. Our environment is under attack. Our foreign policy, or lack thereof, is appalling. While I’m sure Graham Platner is well intentioned, and I thank him for his military […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
We couldn’t do better than Troy Jackson as Maine governor | Letter
“A vote is not a Valentine, it’s a chess move.”
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Betty Lou (Bigelow) Smith
NORTH ANSON – Betty Lou (Bigelow) Smith, 87, of North Anson, peacefully passed away on April 11, 2026, after a courageous …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Joseph Aaron Reitze
MADISON – It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joseph Aaron Reitze, who returned to the loving …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Betty Lou (Bigelow) Smith
Smith, Betty Lou (Bigelow) 87, of North Anson, April 11. No services. Care of Somerset Valley Remembrance Center. …