PORTLAND – The ACLU of Maine will hold a forum for district attorney candidates in Cumberland County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. All five candidates for district attorney have committed to attending the forum. The candidates are: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PATTEN, Maine — Capping off a unique collaboration, the band Parsonsfield will release a new song written and recorded in the shadows of Mount Katahdin. Parsonsfield wrote the song, “KTAADN,” while staying at Katahdin Woods and Waters Recreation Area, east of Baxter State Park, in October. The… Read More
PATTEN – Capping off a unique collaboration, the band, Parsonsfield, is releasing a new song written and recorded in the shadows of Mount Katahdin. Parsonsfield wrote the song, KTAADN, while staying at Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area, east of Baxter State Park in October. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine Equal Justice Partners honored on Jan. 21 Augusta attorney Charles Dingman of Leeds with its Pro Bono Equal Justice Hero Award. The award is given annually to someone who has made a significant contribution to strengthening access to justice in Maine. This award is reserved for… Read More
Stars Over Katahdin is a two-day community celebration of the beauty of the night skies in the North Woods as vied from Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area. The event, which is free and open to the public, includes a guided hike up Barnard Mountain, a… Read More
MATAGAMON – Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area has partnered with Baxter Outdoors, Shin Pond Village and the Mt. Chase Lodge to produce the first “Wild Maine Weekend” on Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23. The two-day festival will feature a 10K trail run on… Read More
The Maine Wilderness Guides Organization Board of Directors announces its endorsement of a proposal to create the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park. “A new national park and national recreation area will provide an enormous benefit to Maine’s guides and the sporting lodge community by drawing… Read More
The Maine Wilderness Guides Organization board of directors announced its endorsement of a proposal to create the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park. “A new national park and national recreation area will provide an enormous benefit to Maine’s guides and the sporting lodge community by drawing… Read More
MEDWAY – Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area, a project of Elliotsville Plantation, will hold an informational meet-and-greet at Medway Middle School in Medway. The Wednesday, June 10, event will feature staffed tables where residents of the region can collect information and ask questions about the… Read More
Former Gov. John Baldacci and the United Way of Androscoggin County will hold a spaghetti dinner at Lewiston High School to raise money for the Lewiston Fire Relief Fund. The dinner will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., June 12, at the school, which… Read More
Portsmouth, NH – MOAR HEAT, a burgeoning clothing and apparel company started by two volunteer firefighters from Maine and New Hampshire, today launched a week-long fundraising drive to help raise money for the family of Wells Fire Captain Gillian Utgard, whose home was destroyed by an accidental fire… Read More
Portland and Augusta, ME & Manchester, NH – Bernstein Shur, one of northern New England’s largest law firms, is pleased to announce broader geographic reach, expanded service offerings and new leadership for its now multi-state strategic consulting subsidiary The Bernstein Shur Group, LLC. The public affairs, strategic communications… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine Equal Justice Partners will present “Poetry, Poverty & Blues,” a free event to raise awareness about poverty through poetry and good music. The event features Soul Sensations, a blues band led by former Democratic Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Patrick Colwell,… Read More
FREEPORT – The Disability Rights Center will hold its 12th Annual Dinner on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. Keynote speaker will be Maine Attorney General William Schneider and awards will be presented honoring awardees who have made a significant contribution… Read More
Republican lawmakers should have known better. Despite dire warnings and well-documented evidence from around the country, Republicans pushed through a major overhaul of health insurance in Maine on the hope – and little else – that it might reduce costs for consumers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Former Gov. Mitt Romney may help his national campaign with the Republican National Convention, but his shabby treatment of Maine delegates just about guarantees that our state is lost to him. While the contentious wounds that have turned Republicans on one another may not be permanent,… Read More
Government works. And, for the most part, it works very well. That’s my experience, and I’m willing to bet it’s yours, too. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
The conventional wisdom is that Gov. Paul LePage says what’s on his mind, even when holding his tongue might serve his political purposes. But it appears that the governor is not immune from saying — and acting — one way when the audience is true believers… Read More
Gov. Paul LePage, from his first days in office, has shown a reckless disregard for good government. He has thumbed his nose at the Legislature — which, of course, is an easy target. He has called people names; he has bullied and blustered; and… Read More
It is past time that we stop caring about what Moody’s Investment Services and the other credit rating agencies have to say about Maine. Last week, Moody’s put Maine’s credit on a negative watch, which means sometime in the future it might decide to downgrade the… Read More
