Graham Platner will face Susan Collins in November’s Senate election, but results in Maine’s gubernatorial primaries and 2nd District House race aren’t yet clear.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Susan Collins needs to stand up to attacks on public lands | Opinion
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has been a one-man wrecking crew on behalf of the fossil fuel lobby. Maine’s senior senator would be wise to oppose these efforts in her reelection bid.
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Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
Idexx appears to have plate-reading cameras monitoring Maine properties
Private entities are prohibited from using automatic license plate reading technology in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Watch 2 experts shoot a Maine-made bullet-resistant backpack
A retired chief firearms officer for the state corrections department and a founder of Portland police’s SWAT team took a Mundbora body shield to a shooting range.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Meet the man who wants to put ballistic backpacks in every Maine classroom
Jeffrey Maguire, of Houlton, does private security for the rich and famous.
Posted inNews
Boothbay schools got backpacks that stop bullets. Was it a good idea?
Police Chief Douglas Snyder found grant funding to buy one Maine-made bullet-resistant bag for each elementary and high school classroom.
Posted inLetters
Coal ash protections must remain in place | Letter
Weakening these rules only ensures more pollution and more illness.
Posted inLetters
National Defense Authorization Act needs robust scrutiny | Letter
Most Americans have never heard of Section 224 of the House version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. That should concern us. Buried within this massive defense bill is the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, a provision that critics say would move the U.S.-Israel relationship beyond military aid and toward deeper military-industrial integration through […]
Posted inLetters
The public should get familiar with AEDs and CPR | Letter
The moving front-page story about the use of an automatic external defibrillator to resuscitate an athletic trainer who collapsed on the field brings up the importance of AEDs in public venues (“Winslow athletic trainer saved this umpire’s life,” May 29). Up to 30% of heart attack victims have “sudden cardiac death” as their initial […]