At the April 19 North Yarmouth Board of Selectmen meeting, Chairman Alex Carr looked out at the audience gathered to speak about the citizens’ petition, and said, “I’m seeing all the same faces.” He seemed to assume that there is only a small group of residents who won’t stop addressing the issue of development at […]
May 2, 2016
Letter: Yarmouth moving from 'dreaming to doing'
As members of Yarmouth’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, my colleagues and I work with town departments and civic organizations that are implementing components of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. I was tasked to check in with our public safety officials. Both Chief Robitaille and Chief Morrill couldn’t have been more accommodating while discussing their priorities and […]
Letter: Support Chipman in Senate District 27 primary
I’m excited that Rep. Ben Chipman is a candidate for state Senate District 27 in the Democratic primary on June 14, and I urge everyone to support his campaign. He’s done a faithful job of representing the people of Maine in the Legislature. His commitment not to use political action committee funds for his campaign […]
Tractor trailer crash closes Turnpike lanes in Farmingdale
As of 7 a.m. Monday morning, the northbound and southbound passing lanes remain closed at mile 105 in Farmingdale.
Australian says he’s founder of Bitcoin digital cash
Craig Wright told BBC News he is the computer scientist previously known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
Closing arguments set in ‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer trial
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Protesters urge Dartmouth College to dump fossil fuel investments
Dartmouth divested from South Africa in the 1980s to protest apartheid, and protesters say the school has a moral obligation to do the same with fossil fuels.
Flashback: fiddlers in 1988 and 2014
A 1988 photo of fiddler Greg Boardman from the Portland Evening Express.
More graduates push pause, see benefits of pre-college ‘gap year’
Some sign up for programs and others design their own to travel, focus their studies and grow personally, and schools encourage the time off.
City Council to vote on new Nova Scotia ferry deal
Portland expects about $150,000 in revenue per year from the Cat, which replaces the Nova Star, with no up-front cost to taxpayers.