A major water main break on Broadway in South Portland early Tuesday morning is expected to cause traffic delays for at least 24 hours. At 4:09 a.m., the section of the water main between Main and Lincoln streets ruptured, causing rushing water on the road and traffic delays for morning commuters, according to South Portland […]
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What I learned as a summer fellow at Oasis Free Clinics
This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a fellow at Oasis Free Clinics in Brunswick, a no-cost health-care clinic supporting communities in need in Midcoast Maine. Oasis offers free medical, dental and vision care to members of our community who have nowhere else to turn, filling a critical gap in the community’s safety […]
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Building the Orr’s and Bailey Islands bridge was a masterful feat of engineering
A “scow barge” is unloaded by a crane as the last of the Pownal Granite is put in place on the Orr’s and Bailey Islands’ Crib Stone Bridge in the 1920s. (Courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation) Ninety-nine years ago, “after nearly a half century of controversy,” work finally began on June 6, 1926, […]
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What the Maine Legislature is doing to protect our coastal resources
The high surf throughout Southern and Midcoast Maine caused by Hurricane Erin is a reminder that hurricane season is once again upon us. Storms like these have the potential to threaten Maine’s coast and pose risks to our heritage industries. As I’ve written before, LD 1, “An Act to Increase Storm Preparedness for Maine’s Communities, […]
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Property revaluations are ramping up in Cumberland and North Yarmouth
Homeowners in both towns can expect to receive their new home valuations in the spring and summer of 2026. Both towns will likely see the tax rate decrease, but homes are likely to see their value increase significantly.
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Lakes Region school districts discuss back-to-school plans
Superintendents at three school districts talk about what changes students and families can expect in the 2025-26 school year.
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Indigenous artists from across Maine gather at Shaker Village for festival
The market has been held at the New Gloucester village for over 20 years and celebrated two of Maine’s oldest artistic traditions.
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Where is America’s outrage on Gaza? | Letter
Each day we watch the horror unfolding in Gaza. Its people are dying in ever increasing numbers from starvation and military attacks. The entire country is being reduced to rubble. Many of the victims are young children, babies and women. Food awaits distribution as the desperately hungry are murdered seeking this sustenance. Does anyone honestly […]
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Albion family struggles with loss as injured mother prepares to return home
Mollie Egold was severely injured on July 11 in a hit-and-run crash in Albion that resulted in the death of her twin sons.
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Is this a rehearsal for martial law? | Letter
The recent deployment of National Guard units to Washington, D.C., raises serious concerns. There’s no actual emergency, civil unrest or natural disaster — yet troops patrol peaceful streets. With crime rates lower than they have been in 30 years, the rationale is unclear. Is this just political theater, or a quiet rehearsal for normalizing military […]
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