2025 – Page 772 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine, News

Baxter State Park rangers rescue 4 hikers on Katahdin

by Morgan Womack July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

The hikers became stranded on the mountain’s Knife Edge Thursday after dark.

Letters

Susan Collins is bad for Mainers’ health | Letter

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025

Sen. Susan Collins voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services despite her “concerns” about his anti-vaccine policies because, she said, of deference to President Trump’s right to build his own governing team. Sen. Angus King voted against Kennedy’s confirmation, calling him “grossly unqualified” and a “danger” to public […]

News, Politics

Angus King voted to confirm an anti-abortion judge. Now, he regrets it.

by Randy Billings July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

Maine’s junior senator told the Huffington Post that his vote was ‘a mistake.’ His office said King was not available for an interview Friday.

Op-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins

Sad to see my alma mater become a political pawn | Steve Collins

by Steve Collins July 25, 2025

President Trump has brought undue hardship to the University of Virginia, the nation’s second-oldest public university.

Op-eds, Opinion

Portland is in crisis because it undervalues care | Opinion

by Sarah Michniewicz and Kate Sykes July 25, 2025

We have to better plan, coordinate and apply greater pressure on county and state for assistance.

News

Kennebunk Free Library’s 28th Edition 5K was the most successful fundraiser ever | Anita Randall

by Anita Randall July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

Because of your incredible support, Kennebunk Free Library’s 28th Edition 5K and online auction brought in over $76,000 to support our library. More than 80 local businesses sponsored the event, and over 100 businesses and individuals donated fabulous items for the online auction, showing how much our community cares about the library. It truly was […]

Letters

Saluting Maine restaurants’ unsung heroes | Letter

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025

In ahem, retirement, I became a cheesemaker, the kind favoring French fromage on which I grew up. It took a while, but once I got the brie and camembert nailed, Fore Street Restaurant’s Sam Hayward welcomed it and I made them tres petit — individually sized in special molds — perfect for a premier restaurant’s […]

News

Trump’s ‘big, ugly bill’ wounds Maine and here’s what we can do | Marc Malon

by Marc Malon July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

We had a productive legislative session in Augusta this year. We passed a balanced budget that supports health care, invest in our schools and enhances our ability to respond to extreme weather events while improving infrastructure and ecosystem resilience. Unfortunately, our actions don’t exist in a vacuum. President Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress […]