This is just a comment about the commitment of local business to local causes. In the list of businesses that were shutting down last week, or not shutting down but making a donation in support of the national strike in support of the anti-ICE movement, there was not one national chain that I could find. […]
Public response to ICE makes me proud to live in Maine | Steve Collins
The fight against the agency’s ‘enhanced activities’ is inspiring.
Remember which Senate candidate protects women in sports | Letter
Women’s and girls’ sports exist for one reason: to give women and girls a fair, safe place tocompete. That principle should be non-controversial. Yet under Democratic leadership — and with Janet Mills as governor — Maine has been pushed to abandon it. Gov. Mills has not stood up for women. Instead, she openly defied efforts […]
Flip Fabrique circus’ tour brings Mainer Theo LeBlanc home
The contemporary circus troupe brings its new tour, ‘Blizzard,’ to Merrill Auditorium.
My Maine roots are calling me back | Letter
I was wishing I could go back East. I know a bit about the people living in my great-grandfather’s old home in Jonesport, Maine, after all. Isn’t that enough? Then the radio announced that they had gone into Maine. The story of the one-sided Battle of Venezuela had abruptly ended, and it made me wonder: Was it […]
Immigration law exists to be enforced | Letter
We should support, not demonize, people trying to protect us.
Madison board takes addiction clinic application under advisement
Acadia Healthcare has applied to open its clinic, offering methadone treatment and other services, under an ordinance voters approved in 2024.
For Bar Harbor native, the best love story is a whodunit
In ‘Etiquette for Lovers and Killers,’ Anna Fitzgerald Healy takes Eastport back in time.
Obituary: George “Paul” Falconer
WESTBROOK – George “Paul” Falconer, 91, passed away on Jan. 31, 2026. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from …
Obituary: Rodney “Rod” L. McCormick
AUGUSTA – Rodney “Rod” L. McCormick passed away on Jan. 29, 2026, just before a scheduled lunch date with his friend …