Congress should rein in the expanded powers given to the nation’s largest police force, whose jurisdiction includes basically all of New England.
2017
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Maine’s health care sector cannot replace manufacturing losses
The nearly offsetting effect of job gains and losses is not distributed evenly across the state.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Expanding MaineCare will hurt some people that it claims to help
This November’s ballot initiative to expand the program comes with both financial and human costs.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As the ‘tailpipe of the nation,’ Maine deserves cleaner air
By moving to repeal the Clean Power Plan, Trump is doing the bidding of the coal industry and big polluters.
Posted inSports
Yankees rout Astros, 8-1, in Game 3 of ALCS
Aaron Judge and Todd Frazier hit three-run homers and CC Sabathia earns his first postseason win in five years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Radar outages prompt change in Jetport flight patterns – and noise complaints
When the Portland International Jetport loses its FAA radar in Gray, airliners must take off over densely populated neighborhoods in South Portland.
Posted inSports
NFL roundup: Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott granted emergency appeal of suspension
Elliott’s attorneys will try Tuesday to get his six-game suspension overturned again.
Posted inTimes Record
Hearing will plot pot’s future
BRUNSWICK Following a discussion on how best to craft a new marijuana ordinance for Brunswick, town councilors Monday voted to hold a public hearing next month to determine the best course of action. The hearing will take place Nov. 6, and is set to extend the town’s moratorium on marijuana retail operations. The current moratorium […]
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport Conservation Trust marks 40 years
FREEPORT This year, Freeport Conservation Trust is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving land in Freeport was launched by community members back in 1977, with a mission to protect habitats, environments and views in a way that the town simply couldn’t. The town’s priorities were not necessarily the same as some […]
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Broadband study on tap at Arrowsic Town Meeting
ARROWSIC Voters in Arrowsic will decide at a special Town Meeting Tuesday night whether to approve $5,000 for participation in a broadband engineering study along with Georgetown and Southport. The engineering study is the first step in seeing what options the three towns have to bring highspeed internet service to their communities. “Our residents are […]