Councilors asked to see changes to the ordinance before they review it again July 22.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
America’s 250th anniversary is not worth celebrating | Letter
As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, I find myself thinking back to the United States Bicentennial in 1976 — a moment that genuinely felt like it belonged to all Americans. Whatever our politics, backgrounds or disagreements, the country paused long enough to celebrate a shared story. The parades, the tall ships, the glorious fireworks […]
Posted inCommunity, Maine
Picking season underway at Monmouth’s Chick’s Apple and Berry Farm
Staff photographer Anna Chadwick captures strawberry season in progress in Monmouth.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Do not lose sight of America’s might-have-beens | Douglas Rooks
I think of Mumbet, an enslaved woman in Massachusetts in the late 1700s, who put our country on what should have been its true course.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The time for property tax reform in Maine is now | Opinion
The recent revaluation in Augusta comes as yet another wake-up call.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News
Can central Maine’s historic buildings survive for the next 250 years?
Many of the landmarks that give central Maine its character have stood for a century or more and were built to last.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food & Dining, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine explained in 40 objects
A primer about the state’s people, history and culture can be found in the everyday things that make up Maine life.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Maine couple bravely exposed immigration agents’ practices | Letter
I am writing on behalf of Kirk Pantos and Diana and Russ Williams, the parents of Xenia Pantos and Carly Williams, and we live in Lincoln County (Edgecomb and Nobleboro). Xenia and Carly have been in the national news lately for their courageous response to the federal intimidation of our immigrant neighbors in Portland, where […]
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SAVE America Act will save nobody but Trump | Letter
President Trump threatened to not sign the recently approved housing bill until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. The proposed SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) shifts control toward the federal government by creating mandatory, nationwide federal standards for voter registration and identity verification in federal elections. While the U.S. Constitution’s elections clause […]
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Take extra care on Maine roads this weekend | Letter
Be mindful and play it safe while traveling this Fourth of July.