The City Council recently chose to raise meter rates by 50 cents as part of an effort to increase revenue.
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8 Maine events this week include ‘Hairspray’ and Jo Dee Messina
The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival is Saturday in Dover-Foxcroft.
Windham Middle School mural features favorite community spaces
Students spoke about their contributions and what they mean to the town.
Grammy winner Shawn Colvin talks New England and why Maine’s in her top 5 places to play
The singer-songwriter will play in Brownfield and Gardiner.
How to watch the World Cup for free at home
With an antenna, Mainers can watch the upcoming World Cup soccer games and lots of other things. Here’s what to know.
Got World Cup fever? Here’s where to watch the games in Maine
Throughout the state, soccer fans can find locations to get their fix of the world’s biggest tournament.
A photo splash of nostalgia: 1960s community pool in Portland
The Douglass Street pool will reopen this summer with a new name.
Our democracy needs stronger guardrails | Letter
Our Constitution was designed to withstand pressure, but it was never meant to rely on the honor system. The last several years have shown how easily a determined president can test, stretch or ignore the boundaries meant to protect the public. When a president behaves as if political limits no longer apply, it exposes how […]
MainePERS needs to divest from fossil fuels. Now. | Opinion
The state’s public employees retirement system has yet to comply with a 2021 mandate requiring it to do so. Why?
Dems to blame for allowing taxes on tips for Maine workers | Letter
I’m going to try to not bury the lead here: the Democrats are disingenuous and deceitful. This election season we’ve heard a lot of talk about affordability. Yet one of the most deserving and hard-working groups — tipped workers — still pay Maine taxes on tips because Maine has not conformed its income tax code […]