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At 103, Portland supply-store owner has never run low on tenacity

A straight-talking survivor, Sally Wigon took over her father's Free Street office supply company more than seven decades ago. And she didn't come all this way just to retire.

Business

War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial

A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power's parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
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Schools and Education

Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff

Small Maine library at center of town funding battle

Politics

Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down

Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats 'flatly rejected.'

Local & State

Studying spells success for Portland seventh-grader at Maine State Spelling Bee

Outdoors

Hiking in Maine: A super sampler of spring walks

Trails ready for spring hikers, from North Berwick all the way up to Acadia.

Arts & Entertainment

Richard Russo’s ‘Straight Man’ is back on campus in new AMC series

Food

A kebab cooking class for Ramadan

Editorials

Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential

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Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
Sports Posted: 7:14 PM

WGC Match Play: Sam Burns wins title with rout in championship match
The Maine Forecast Posted: 6:23 PM

March madness ends, spring begins on a cool note
Nation & World Posted: 6:16 PM

New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
Cops & Courts Posted: 6:06 PM

Man who escaped police custody in Belfast found, arrested
Local & State Posted: 6:03 PM

Vehicle crashes into Madawaska home, killing driver and man inside
Nation & World Posted: 5:36 PM

Emil Bocek, last Czech RAF pilot during WWII, dies at 100
Politics Posted: 5:27 PM

Biden’s FAA nominee withdraws after Sinema scuttles committee vote
Nation & World Posted: 5:26 PM

Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43
Nation & World Posted: 5:19 PM

Mexican kid’s comic Xavier López, ‘Chabelo,’ dies at 88
College Posted: 5:18 PM

NCAA men’s basketball: Miami, San Diego State round out Final Four
College Posted: 5:06 PM

Sunday’s Maine college roundup: UMaine baseball scores 11 in seventh for 15-13 win

The Maine Forecast

March madness ends, spring begins on a cool note
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Maine Maple Sunday Weekend an annual pilgrimage for sweet tooths
Cops & Courts

Man who escaped police custody in Belfast found, arrested
Arts & Entertainment

Concert review: Borromeo String Quartet captured mournful resolution into powerful performance
Local & State

Vehicle crashes into Madawaska home, killing driver and man inside

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Dine Out: Eat in or take out. Either way, Taco Trio gets most things right

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City plans to reopen Portland Expo as temporary shelter for asylum seekers

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Novel set in Damariscotta could become basis for Hulu series

Society Notebook: Glamorous gala fitting for brain injury foundation’s inspiration

The formal affair on Pine Point raised $30,000 for the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy Foundation.

Cereal before bed? Food makers push ‘sleep’ snacks at night.

Marketing late-night meals as sleep enhancers is a food-industry tactic to create a so-called fourth meal. But some studies have shown late-night snacks can worsen your sleep.