The Supreme Court has brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency.
January 2021
Navalny’s team calls for new protests in Russia for his release
Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are calling for new protests following a wave of demonstrations across the country in a defiant challenge to President Vladimir Putin.
Letter: Balentine missed several Trump accomplishments
John Balentine, you seemed to miss some Trump accomplishments in your recent article (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 14). Tax cuts were for corporations and the 1%. A stimulus dumped on an expanding economy was ill-timed and now the GOP is worried about deficits. What a surprise. If you like judges who are living in the 1700s, […]
Letter: Martin hit the mark, Balentine missed it
The Jan. 14 opinion page was striking in the contrast between Heather Martin’s plea for the revival of truth-telling (“Make truth-telling great again”) and John Balentine’s insistence on ignoring this plea by publishing 11 of his favorite lies from the last four years (“Trump’s legacy”). No, John, poor people are not relieved because they no […]
Letter: The US needs stricter gun control
Schools were forever changed with the high-profile shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1997. As a Maine public school teacher at that time, our staff met and came up with an “active shooter” plan to keep our staff and students safe. Since that time over 100 shootings have occurred on educational campuses across […]
Birth announcement
A boy, Isaac Sawyer Abbott born to Abigail (Isaacson) and Alexander Lucius Abbott on January 12, 2021, of Brunswick, Maine. Maternal Grandparents, Margaret & George Isaacson of Brunswick, Maine. Paternal Grandparents, Diana & Mark Abbott of Dundas, MN. Siblings, Allegra & Eve Abbott.
Pandemic’s effects leave road project planners guessing what’s around the corner
The Maine Department of Transportation’s latest construction plan is clouded by uncertainties about funding and whether more drivers will return to the roads.
Tom Caron: No big splashes, but the Red Sox are adding pitching depth
Garrett Richards and Matt Andriese are not exactly household names, but they will help to improve a pitching staff that had a franchise-worst 5.58 ERA in 2020.
Aiming to ease fishing industry’s concerns, Mills proposes moratorium on offshore wind
The governor says she will ask the Legislature to approve a 10-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in waters managed by the state.
Dominion Voting System sues Giuliani over election claims
Dominion Voting Systems has filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who led the former president’s efforts to spread baseless claims about the 2020 election.