Being a 12-year-old in Brunswick in the early ‘80s, it wasn’t always that easy to find ways to entertain yourself in the wintertime. We were in that strange place between having the first gaming systems and having spent our entire childhood outside playing. Even if we got ourselves out of the house, that three dollars […]

For a man a man who hates newspapers, our governor, Paul LePage, sure knows how to generate headlines that keep us in business. To recap, LePage’s latest flub came at a town hall event last week in Bridgton, where he described drug dealers as “guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty” who come from out […]

Maine is facing a serious drug addiction problem. It is necessary that state legislators address solutions to increase access to treatment and recovery services, curb our rates of addiction, and increase enforcement resources. Legislators would be wise to also consider federal resources that can be leveraged to provide services for those with substance use disorders, […]

Today is Monday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2016. There are 355 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued “Smoking and Health,” a report which concluded that “cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death […]