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Maine needs proposed voter ID law | Letter

July 24, 2025July 23, 2025

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has used inflammatory language to rewrite the voter ID referendum to read: “Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid […]

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture

A heartbreaking, achingly beautiful memoir of love, loss and resilience

by Joan Silverman July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

In ‘The Murmur of Everything Moving,’ Maureen Stanton relates how her passionate, tumultuous young love with Steve changed inalterably when he got sick.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture

Deep Water: ‘The Medicine Man,’ by Sharif Elmusa

July 24, 2025July 28, 2025

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Letters

Thanks to Biddeford’s legislators for transportation upgrades | Letter

July 24, 2025July 22, 2025

As a Biddeford business owner, I am writing to express my gratitude to the Biddeford legislative delegation for their support of our region’s transportation infrastructure. Their continued commitment to enhancing roads, bridges and active transportation options — such as bike and walking paths — should be recognized. Investing in transportation infrastructure is crucial for the […]

News

Don and Judy Mayberry present ‘Songs to Sing and Tales to Tell’ at Norway library

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

NORWAY — Please join Don and Judy Mayberry, Rusty Wiltjer, and Jeanine Loubier for a concert, “Songs to Sing and Tales to Tell,” on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 7-8 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St., Norway. They will perform old and new folk songs as well as original music. The Mayberrys’ musical careers […]