2025 – Page 1901 – The Portland Press Herald

From hesitation to innovation: how Maine businesses are overcoming AI fears

by Sponsored content provided by The Endurance Group January 14, 2025January 13, 2025

Fears about cost, complexity and unknown risks can hold back small businesses, but artificial intelligence tools are simpler and more affordable than many think.

Op-eds, Opinion

Opinion: Please don’t call me quaint

by Zoe Gaston Special to the Press Herald January 14, 2025January 13, 2025

A recent characterization of baby boomers wrongly dismisses the value of life experience.

Letters

Letter: Op-ed wrongly asked us to ‘give back’

January 14, 2025January 13, 2025

In a Jan. 9 op-ed, Jim Lemieux, president and CEO of Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union, asks: “How many people vow to give back more in the new year?” (“If you can, make 2025 the year of giving back“). Questions of this form, like “Have you stopped beating your wife?,” contain an implicit assumption. If […]

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

For 2025, stock your kitchen with 25 items from Maine’s incredible array of local foods

by Christine Burns Rudalevige January 14, 2025May 14, 2026

From maple syrup to mustard, farro to furikake, here’s a list of some of our columnist’s must-have Maine ingredients.

Maine, Politics

Proposal to increase Maine’s cigarette tax draws praise and concern

by Rachel Ohm January 14, 2025January 17, 2025

Health advocates have lauded Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal for a tax increase on cigarettes, though some businesses are concerned it could prompt people near the New Hampshire border to make purchases there instead.

Forecaster Opinion, The Forecaster

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Whole student priority: Ensuring all students thrive academically and personally

by Ryan Scallon January 14, 2025January 10, 2025

I’m continuing my series of columns on how our new Portland Public Schools’ five-year strategic plan impacts students in the classroom. This month I’m focusing on our “whole student” priority. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people, and systems. Each priority is supported by multiple initiatives to achieve that goal. We’re […]

Scarborough Leader

Council Corner: Making decisions about growth in Scarborough

by Don Cushing January 14, 2025January 10, 2025

If you’ve been following along, you know that I share your concerns about growth in our town. It affects each of us in different ways. If I were visiting from way away, like say Mars, and listened to the chatter, I would think “growth” is some kind of disease. Its symptoms include traffic congestion, long […]