Police are trying to determine if the robbery of a Main Street coffee shop this morning is connected to other ones in Westbrook, Portland, Falmouth and Cumberland.
March 2018
Posted inNation & World, News
Hundreds of thousands march for gun control worldwide
Demonstrators around the world demanded action on gun violence Saturday, a massive display spurred by a shooting at a Florida high school last month that left 17 people dead. Protesters from Los Angeles to London marched, held signs and chanted during “sibling marches” of the March for Our Lives rally, which has drawn an enormous […]
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
School shooting survivors demand gun law reform at March for Our Lives demonstrations
A profile of some of the Parkland, Florida students who galvanized the national demonstrations for gun law reforms on March 24.
Posted inMaine, News
Anger and resolve fuel protesters in Portland’s March for Our Lives
‘We have a right to go to school without being afraid,’ organizer Hamdia Ahmed tells a crowd gathered at City Hall.
Posted inMaine, News
U.S. regulators reviewing Atlantic sturgeon’s plight
Populations of the fish are listed as threatened in the Gulf of Maine and endangered elsewhere.
Posted inLife & Culture
Maine maple producers gearing up for Maine Maple Sunday
Maple syrup producers statewide are planning events and open houses to promote their product this weekend.
Posted inMaine
Staff Photo of the Day: Saturday, March 24
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Heavy recruiting shows Toys R Us workers won’t wait for new jobs
The South Portland store will likely stay open three more months, but Maine’s labor market is so tight that other retailers are already poaching its employees.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Protect funding for EPA and scientific research
Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke manage the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, respectively. These agencies depend on scientific research in areas that affect the lives of the public. This includes safe water and air, and standards for toxic substances like lead and other metals. This research is shared with, and monitored […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Group works for access to reproductive rights
I write in response to the Maine Voices on March 21: “As efforts to limit abortion rights grow, clinics need support of community.” As a woman who grew up in the 1950s, I remember the days when women were dying because abortion was illegal, and access to contraception very limited. Public hospitals had wards to […]