As a frequent flyer and friend of Troubh Ice Arena here in Portland, I plead with members of the hockey community to allow officials to call games without abuse and harassment. Both USA Hockey and the Maine Principals’ Association, the governing body for high school hockey in Maine, have a zero tolerance policy for abuse of officials. In […]
2025
Posted inTimes Record
Chocolate Church is a Bath-built vessel of collective spirit
The days ahead at the Chocolate Church Arts Center exemplify the animation of an otherwise empty church into a vessel of collective spirit.
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Rejection of CMP rate hike deserves our praise | Letter
Members of the Maine Public Utilities Commission deserve a round of applause for voting unanimously to dismiss Central Maine Power’s (CMP’s) egregious rate hike request. CMP wanted to collect an additional $1.7 billion from customers over the next five years, adding $420 a year to household bills while giving itself $700 million in profit. It took clarity of […]
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Brunswick-Topsham back in business with opening of new bridge
Traffic started flowing freely on the new Frank J. Wood Bridge last week.
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Good shines through: Midcoast chamber recaps 2025
The Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Regional Chamber of Commerce looks back on this year’s successes.
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Don’t isolate during the holidays | Letter
For most people, the holidays are joyous and happy occasions. For some of us, they are depressing. I fall into the latter category. On Christmas Eve, I am typically full of dread and sadness. I can’t explain this. I have experienced this since childhood. What can I do? I seek help. We don’t have to […]
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Support Mayor Dion on Portland’s homeless challenge | Letter
Portland Mayor Mark Dion raises some important questions in the Dec. 14 Maine Sunday Telegram op-ed “When it comes to sheltering homeless people, Portland can’t go it alone,” such as: Along with the Portland Press Herald, others are culpable for fostering the notion that “Portland should be able to pay for it” like the Portland […]
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Windham high schooler, 14, under house arrest over alleged threats
Police say the student had compiled a list of people to target and was researching how to acquire weapons.
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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
The announcements would imperil access in nearly two dozen states where drug treatments and surgical procedures remain legal and funded by Medicaid.
Posted inMaine, News
UMaine graduate workers ratify first union contract
Graduate students at the University of Maine have been seeking a union contract since March 2023.