It started with a question: ‘Why has nobody made a lollipop shaped like a lobster buoy?’
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
A fight may loom over tiny Machias Seal Island | Steve Collins
Lobster-loving Republicans are eyeing Gulf of Maine territory claimed by both the U.S. and Canada.
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Westbrook Together Days returns with a salute to event organizer
The city presented a Spirit of America Award to Together Days organizer and Westbrook-Gorham Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Joyce.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Please stop Trump’s big, beautiful — and very bad — bill | Opinion
U.S. senators must not squander America’s last chance to avert this disaster.
Posted inMaine
Saco Meals Program returns and provides food, fellowship
After a short hiatus, the Saco Meals Program reopened, providing not only dinner, but conversation to those in need.
Posted inMaine, Sports
Harpswell Neck boxer knocked out opponents — and discrimination
Lisa Kuronya Coombs is tall and thin, a graceful blonde with light blue-green eyes that sparkle like a crystal chandelier. You might think she’s a fashion model. You’d be wrong. Kuronya Coombs is a boxer. And she’s a regional, national and international women’s boxing champion. Fighting from 2001–2009, she racked up three national Golden Gloves […]
Posted inMaine
$6M fire station, building demolition top June ballot in Harpswell
Harpswell voters will decide a handful of major issues, including the fate of a $6 million municipal fire station proposal, in a special town referendum on Tuesday, June 10. Two referendum questions — the fire station and the proposed demolition of a town-owned building at George J. Mitchell Field — were held over from a […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
North Yarmouth Academy graduates reflect on passions, expanding comfort zones
On Sunday, 42 diplomas were given to North Yarmouth Academy’s class of 2025. Two standout graduates shared their experiences at the academy and what is next for them.
Posted inBusiness, Food
New owners will keep Vena’s Fizz House open in Westbrook
The online mixology retail and wholesale business had previously announced it was closing earlier this spring.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Gaza conflict is a massacre posing as a war | Opinion
Israel’s leaders continue to justify their atrocities, which now include mass starvation, with specious arguments.