Drawn to the city’s vibrant food and brew scene, bachelor and bachelorette parties are all the rage.
September 2018
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
The battle for dominance in the Maine Legislature could come down to a handful of races
Donald Trump and Paul LePage are casting long shadows over elections to fill the 186 seats in the House and Senate.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Janet Mills’ mission: Break yet another glass ceiling
Informed by an influential family and an esteemed role model, a longtime Maine Democratic leader has come prepared with decades of public service as she seeks the governor’s job.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
October looms, but historic season by Red Sox worth savoring
Boston is on track to win more regular-season games than at any time in franchise history.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
No pressure this year, Sheffield producing for UMaine’s defense
The senior linebacker is making big plays as the Black Bears have opened the season with two impressive victories.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: My Lai exhibit puts us on the other side of our guns
The exhibit focuses in part on the atrocities committed by American troops in the Vietnamese hamlet on March 16, 1968.
Posted inPolitics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act (H.R. 6720); the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act (H.R. 6198), to establish the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office; the Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act (H.R. 6690), to establish a smart card […]
Posted inBusiness
Week in review: Maine incomes on the rise; lobstermen feel tariff’s pinch
Also, UMaine plans to double enrollment in its nursing programs.
Posted inBusiness
Michelle Singletary: Times have changed, but manners still matter
When given a gift, it is still important to say thank you … the old-fashioned way.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Not all Kavanaugh critics are uncivil
Sen. Susan Collins seemed to highlight the vile messages, passing them off as the norm when in truth, according to a Collins staffer, most calls have been courteous.