From local stores and community efforts to towns and charity foundations, Mainers are rallying to raise funds for the victims of the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber and their families.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Trump needs a reminder of what the president’s job is | Letter
The president of the United States is elected to support the American people and make their lives better. Our current president said he does not think about the financial situation of the American people. Isn’t it his job think about, and act upon, the financial situation of the American people? What has his Iran war […]
Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime, News
High-speed chase ends in crash in Waterville
5 robbery suspects, 4 of them minors, were taken into custody in Waterville this morning after fleeing law enforcement in Waldo County.
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Shenna Bellows is the real deal | Letter
The gubernatorial “chase” gives us many choices. As an unenrolled voter, I will vote in the Democratic primary. That choice has not been easy. I have voted for many Republicans in the past, but those choices this year are too hard-lined for me. The Democratic choices have strengths in both government and leadership. I could […]
Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Falmouth’s Matt Morneault repeats as boys tennis state singles champion
The junior edges rival Alberto Cutone of Kennebunk in a hard-hitting match.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
JD Vance’s hypocrisy on fraud is laughable | Letter
At the risk of the pot calling the kettle black, the rants of Vice President JD Vance about Medicare fraud in Maine are laughable to me. Vance’s boss pardoned a man, Philip Esformes , who was charged with bilking the Medicare system for $1.3 billion of taxpayer money and happens to be a Trump donor. […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Edward Hopper’s ‘Monhegan Lighthouse’ to be auctioned starting at $1M
Sotheby’s is offering the painting, done between 1916 and 1919, for auction Wednesday. Last year the auction house sold Hopper’s watercolor of a Cape Elizabeth church.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM baseball rallies again, but its run in NCAA D-III tournament comes to an end
The Huskies cut a six-run deficit to one, but big innings cost USM its chance for its first NCAA Division III regional title in 12 years.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The NCAA expanded the basketball tournaments. Here’s what this means for the UMaine men and women
By making the basketball tournaments 76-team events, power conferences gain more control of how they play out.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
8 former Long Creek detainees allege ‘unimaginable abuse’
A 234-page lawsuit, filed Friday, recounts the experiences of former residents who were held at the youth detention center in the 1990s and allege they were physically and sexually abused by staff.