AT&T will join its massive media operations that include CNN, HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV.
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Good Republicans need to reclaim their party
Last year, embarrassed and broken hearted, I abandoned Donald Trump, his astonishing tribe of supplicants and my 50-year-old allegiance with the Republican Part that extends back to my parents and grandparents; I became a Democrat. Perhaps I was hasty. Not because I’ve seen the light and the value and profitability of supplication, but because the […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine lawmakers could head back to the State House soon
The Legislature has been meeting at the Augusta Civic Center to maintain distancing, but new federal and state guidelines have prompted legislative leaders to begin planning for a return to the Capitol.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: Mozart, Americana and classic country
Catch shows this week from Amy Sims & Vytas Baksys, Jason Spooner Band and Scott Moreau.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We can find common cause to fight climate change
We joined forces to battle COVID. We can do the same to face the threats of global warming.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Spike in lumber prices not helping most Maine wood suppliers
Unless more sawmills come on line, the huge jump in prices for building materials likely won’t filter down to wood suppliers in Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Someone has to pay for use of plastic packaging
Plastic from packaging comes with an enormous cost to the environment and municipal waste programs.
Posted inDo This
Face the Music: Portland Lobster Company makes it easy to ease back into live music
The Portland seafood shack has kicked off its summer music series with local acts playing daily.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland councilors may vote on shelter moratorium in Bayside
The neighborhood currently has more than 500 emergency shelter beds and accounts for 20% of police calls and 10% of EMS calls, despite having only 5% of the city’s population and 1% of the land area.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
‘Where We Stand,’ a modern fable, opens Friday at Portland Stage
The play features one character, a narrator, and addresses the importance of compassion in a community.