Critics are describing as the move as the dismantling of a 50-year-old environmental protection law.
Posted inPolitics
Maine attorney general joins push for for child care stimulus money
The pandemic has closed or reduced service at child care centers around the country, leaving them without revenue to pay for payroll, rent, insurance and other costs.
Posted inAct Out
6 ways to improve your camping experience in Maine
Before you hit the road for a few nights under the stars, here are a few ways you may be able to improve your camping experience.
Posted inContributors
Journalists should be more skeptical of police reports
“Our reporting has contained an implicit bias toward law enforcement sources,” writes columnist David Farmer.
Posted inNational Politics
In defeat, Jeff Sessions still says Trump right for the nation
Sessions, for his part, seemed eager to move on from a primary fight that saw Tommy Tuberville call him “weak” and a “disaster.”
Posted inDanby Ink
COVID-19 opinions
The Trump administration is working to undermine Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Posted inOutdoors
Warm water doesn’t deter Atlantic salmon as Penobscot count tops 1,300
The last time this many salmon have been counted as of mid-July was in 2011.
Posted inHomestead
What you need to know to have a successful canning season
Instead of tossing your unused produce in your compost pile, plan ahead for the months to come by trying your hand at canning.
Posted inCollege sports
Husson, MMA awaiting word on fall sports future
Maine Maritime Academy has already limited its fall sports teams to games or competitions against just in-state rivals and they all must be contested within the state.
Posted inMidcoast
This summer you can watch concerts from a boat in Belfast
This spring, Ando Anderson was in a funk as he despaired how to make the event both safe and fun in the era of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inPolitics
Joe Baldacci narrowly wins Democratic primary for Bangor-area Maine Senate seat
Across the state, Democrats saw 25 contested primaries, with only three featuring incumbents.
Posted inCentral Maine
Maine’s highest court tells judge to sentence convicted killer again in double jeopardy appeal
Originally, Armstrong was convicted of felony murder and robbery in a jury-waived trial before Superior Court Justice Dan Billings at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.
Posted inSports
Speedway 95 will continue racing despite financial uncertainty
Running a stock car track is an expensive venture.
Posted inPolitics
Dale Crafts favored as GOP primary in Maine’s 2nd District enters ranked-choice count
Dale Crafts had 45 percent of votes as of around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, according to unofficial results, and challenger Eric Brakey conceded.
Posted inNational Politics
Florida urges Supreme Court to keep stay on felon voting
An estimated 774,000 disenfranchised felons represents a significant bloc of voters, should they be allowed to cast ballots.
Posted inPolitics
Photo essay: How Maine’s first election during the coronavirus looked
Mainers came out, wore masks and stood 6 feet apart on Tuesday to cast their votes in the state’s primary election.
Posted inPolitics
Maine voters overwhelmingly pass $120M in transportation, broadband borrowing
Maine voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed $120 million in bonds for transportation and broadband systems that have been stressed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNational Politics
Former football coach beats Jeff Sessions in Alabama GOP Senate primary
MOBILE, Alabama — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for what had once been his Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, […]
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Sara Gideon wins Maine Democratic primary to face Susan Collins
House Speaker Sara Gideon decisively won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Posted inNational Politics
Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated in hospital for possible infection
The 87-year-old justice went to a hospital in Washington on Monday evening after experiencing fever and chills.