The selected wind energy area is 80% smaller than originally planned and federal energy officials say it avoids conflicts with lobster fishing and North Atlantic right whale habitat. Maine lobstermen say another area where right whales have been seen remains in the designated area.
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Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Conservative group takes aim at RSU 21 policy – and parents push back
A meeting held by Advocates For Truth In Our Schools (ATOS), an anti-trans group, drew a small crowd of protestors in Kennebunkport. The confrontation echoes a national fight over the rights of trans and gender-nonconforming students.
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
Attorney Nathan Wade’s role in the prosecution had come under fire since an attorney representing one of Trump’s co-defendants alleged in early January that Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis were involved in an inappropriate relationship.
Posted inNation & World
Estranged wife gives Gilgo Beach slaying suspect ‘benefit of the doubt,’ visits him in jail
Rex Heuermann is accused of killing Megan Waterman, of Scarborough, and three other women. They were among the 11 people whose remains were found on Long Island in 2010 and 2011.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Internet gaming will empower Wabanaki Nations, benefit us all
Opponents of internet gaming claim gambling erodes Maine’s moral character. For decades, though, large corporations have been permitted to operate major gambling operations here.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: We don’t really disagree on gun safety, do we?
While we cannot erase the past, we can influence the future. And most of us want to do that.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Why would a rape survivor endorse Donald Trump?
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace is not the only high-profile Republican lawmaker to disingenuously invoke rape to support Trump.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Community Calendar: March 15-22
Books/Authors Saturday 3/16 Janice Thompson author talk: “Dry Tinder,” 1 p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library, 935 Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell. cundysharbor.me Sunday 3/17 Reading Hilde Domin’s poetry: “The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin,” read by translator Mark S. Burrows, 3 p.m., Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland. Free, registration required. printbookstore.com Tuesday 3/19 […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Religious schools should not receive state funding
The people of Maine should not fund religious schools. That is obvious from our Constitution and the ideal of separation of church and state. If people want their children to go to a religious school, they have that freedom, but I should not have to support their religious teachings. The issue has been the subject […]
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Letter: We must move away from fossil fuels
Using geothermal energy would improve our environment and our health.