The daughter of a veteran agrees to drop her lawsuit against the Department of Defense and its health care provider in which she said they declined her coverage for gender-affirming surgeries.
2025
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Cocktail Mary will close current location in late January
Plans to expand the Portland bar are going forward, but the timing has been delayed, according to an announcement on Instagram.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Maine, News, Varsity Maine
Fights disrupt Portland-Deering basketball game at Expo
Police say no one was injured or arrested during the high school game at the Portland Expo on Thursday night.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Maine youth ice hockey is losing players. No one is sure how to stop it
The number of youth players in Maine is down 15% over the last 20 years.
Posted inMaine, News
Trout Unlimited to remove 200-year-old dam in Buckfield
Expected to take several years, the removal of the Brush Shop Dam would expand the brook trout spawning grounds by 12 miles and minimize future flood risk.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge declines to impose punishment on Trump in hush money case
The no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge – no jail time, no probation and no fines – sidesteps thorny constitutional issues.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine regulator clashes with lobstermen at turbulent meeting, withdraws catch size rules
Lobster harvesters and dealers said the proposed change would have eliminated the most lucrative segment of their catch.
Posted inNation & World
Families begin to visit charred homes; firefighters gain some control of LA blazes
Wildfires fueled by hurricane-force winds earlier in the week have burned more than 10,000 homes and structures.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
And now, a new year we must face
Let’s kick off the new year with some humor (essential now more than ever) and then offer some hopes for 2025. Here are the limericks I presented at the New Year’s Eve party for Thornton Oaks, an event held between the senior-friendly hours of 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. “I’m glad you are here at […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine State Police overtime reaches record $8.5M
Agency leaders say the costs are ‘inevitable’ as staffing issues and demands on the agency force troopers to work long hours, with some accruing 6 figures in OT in addition to their regular pay.