The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to temporarily halt the state from enforcing the law, which voters approved in 2023.
2025
Posted inLetters
Horrified by ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ | Letter
How many people housed in tents at “Alligator Alcatraz” will die if there is a hurricane? How many people living in Maine will be forced to go there? Is it a cruel joke that this facility is being funded by FEMA? How can we permit such inhumanity in our country? Shame. David Griswold Auburn
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Wilton man treated for injuries from police-involved shooting after standoff
Maine State Police say they expect several criminal charges to be filed against Gabriele Wilbur, 34.
Posted inObituaries, Times Record, Times Record Obituaries
Obituary: Richard “Dick” G. Gowell
Richard “Dick” G. Gowell, 81, of Brunswick, passed away at home early in the morning of July 1, 2025…
Posted inLetters
Tell L.L.Bean it’s time to get greener | Letter
I used an L.L.Bean credit card for 40 years, but I cut mine up last year because it was a Citibank card, and Citibank is among the world’s top investors in fossil fuels. Third Act Maine volunteers, who want to reduce climate change, have been trying to convince L.L.Bean to change its credit card and […]
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Closing the gap on Southern Maine’s Eastern Trail finally moving toward completion
The 1.6 miles of fresh trail in Scarborough will solidify a roughly 16-mile off-road connection between Bug Light Park in South Portland and downtown Saco.
Posted inLetters
Hoping Gov. Mills will seek Senate seat | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins has not shown true leadership in years. It’s time for a change.
Posted inLetters
Swaggart obituary headline was needlessly offensive | Letter
While I do not know whether the headline for Jimmy Swaggart’s obituary, “Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, 90, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals,” was the brainchild of the Associated Press (whose obituary appeared in the June 2 Portland Press Herald) or that of a gutter-press sensationalism at the Press Herald, I found the headline egregiously […]
Posted inMaine, News
Kennebec drowning victim remembered as a generous man who loved the outdoors
Robert Stolt was fishing on the Kennebec River near Lines Island in Bath on Sunday when he jumped into the water to rescue his dog after it had tried to retrieve a fish.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Robert A. Longo
BATH – Robert A. Longo, 74, passed away on June 19, 2025.
A Remembrance Gathering will be held on Sunday, July 20, …