Our state is struggling financially, yet we have state agencies purchasing land? (“Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm,” May 22) People need to consider the fact that this PFAS “catastrophe” might be engineered. When they brought Erin Brockovich to Maine to run “town halls,” the whole operation looked like a publicity stunt to me (and many […]
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The Department of Justice has been hijacked by a vindictive president | Opinion
American jurors and an independent judiciary are now our only guardrails against a DOJ that has been co-opted by President Donald Trump.
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More and more to like about Lewiston | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Even if we weren’t harried new parents who never get out, we’d have been impressed.
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Rural Mainers face long drives for urgent care
In Oxford County, limited evening and weekend options leave many relying on emergency rooms for treatment.
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A guide to 2026 Maine ag fairs
Nothing says rural like an agricultural fair and Maine offers 26 of them, from June to October.
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Obituary: John Dee Hammonds Jr.
FALMOUTH – John Dee Hammonds Jr., 79, of Burnham Woods Circle, Scarborough, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026, at Sedgewood …
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Obituary: Katherine “Kitty” Louise Thomas
SCARBOROUGH – Katherine “Kitty” Louise Thomas, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026, just …
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Obituary: Dexter Kamilewicz
PORTLAND – Dexter Kamilewicz, 81, of Portland, Feb. 27, 2026. Memorial service on June 13, 10 a.m., at the Unitarian …
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Obituary: Arthur F.W. Thoms
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Arthur F.W. Thoms, fondly known as Tom or Tommy, passed away in Vero Beach, Florida, on Nov. …
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Obituary: Joseph B. Mackay
WESTBROOK – Joseph B. Mackay departed this life peacefully at Seaside Rehabilitation in Portland on June 1, 2026, after a brief …