The Maine Department of Labor raises concerns about enforcing the $10.10 minimum wage.
2016
Posted inMaine, News
New stormwater fee takes effect in Portland on Friday
The fee is designed to generate revenue to help the city pay for $170 million in upgrades to its stormwater system over the next 15 years.
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Posted inSusan Kimball Reports
Reunited Sudanese family sees bright future in Maine
The new year marks a new start for a family separated for five years as a result of their country’s political turmoil.
Posted inNation & World
Heroin worth $2,600 found after fatal raid
DEA agents search the Vermont apartment where police shot a man to death last week.
Posted inNation & World
Accosted for her hijab, woman now empowers
Rana Abdelhamid teaches young Muslim women how to protect themselves and serve as role models, too.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wishing you an unhealthy new year?
Helping more people to get health insurance coverage can benefit all of us in Maine.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Portland public venues fall short on correct use of English
Do wordsmiths annoy you? Do they correct you in public? Do they show you mistakes in publications? Are they esoteric and arrogant elitists? Do they affect to be superior? The answer to these questions is “no.” They are often English and/or foreign language teachers. Wordsmiths had smart language teachers who taught them well. They are […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Letter from the Publisher: On screen and on the street, newspapers act as force for public good
Like the Boston Globe team whose work is the focus of a new movie, the Portland Press Herald takes its mission seriously: to inform readers and hold officials accountable.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sen. King should lead effort for proposed national park in Maine
The land that Elliotsville Plantation Inc. has proposed to donate for the establishment of a new national park and recreation area east of Baxter State Park, along with a $40 million endowment for park operations, represents a potential recreational, cultural and economic boon for the Katahdin region and all of Maine. The park would provide […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Sen. King should support proposed national park or national monument
I do not understand why U.S. Sen. Angus King has not come out publicly in support of a new national park or national monument in Maine – a no-brainer to me and my neighbors. Is it because he is holding tight to the forest products industry’s claim that air quality restrictions would prevent future industrial […]