BRUNSWICK Gov. Paul LePage wants support from the Land for Maine’s Future program to expand timber harvesting in Maine before he’ll approve $11 million in voter-approved bonds for LMF land deals and other projects. Whether he makes good on his plan to personally decide what projects get funds remains to be seen. The Portland Press […]

BRUNSWICK Using the same gruff, unapologetic rhetoric Mainers have come to expect from their governor, Paul LePage on Thursday in Brunswick made the case for his proposed two-year, $6.57 billion state budget while lambasting teachers unions and superintendents, town managers, legislators, the local news media and proponents of local control. “A lot of what’s being […]

WISCASSET This year calls for celebration, as 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Chewonki, a nonprofit environmental education center in Wiscasset dedicated to encouraging transformative growth and instilling community values in young students through the natural world. Although Chewonki originally began as a boys summer camp, the organization now serves more than 20,000 young boys, […]

AUGUSTA Civil liberties watchdogs, gay rights advocates and some lawmakers were already rattling sabers Thursday at the specter of a “religious freedom” bill similar to the one recently passed in Indiana, which has stoked fears that Maine could open the door to legalized discrimination. Sen. David Burns, R-Whiting, said Thursday that he’s moving ahead with […]