A task force of lawmakers, citizens and experts issued preliminary guidance on how to curb rising property taxes in a report to the Legislature last month.
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Climate change bills deserve Maine’s support | Letter
Climate concerns me greatly yet it appears to have been put on the back burner. We still have global warming. I know because I am a gardener. Each year produces new challenges for me: what to plant, when to plant and how to gain enough water to keep plants alive. LD 2037 supports the Regional […]
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Angus King: ‘I cannot in good conscience’ attend Trump’s State of the Union
The decision by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, has him joining U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in missing Trump’s Tuesday speech.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine ICE observers say agents threatened to put them on ‘domestic terrorist’ watchlist
Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan have filed a federal suit accusing agents of recording them while they were observing immigration raids, violating their First Amendment rights.
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Woman killed in Waterville crash identified
The fatal crash occurred late Sunday morning at the Big Apple on upper Main Street.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Remembering George Smith, an outdoorsman, lobbyist, writer and friend
Five years after his death, the lessons Smith taught are still making an impact.
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Meet the finalists for Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball
Camden Hills’ Nolan Ames and all three girls finalists will be playing for state championships.
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3 people injured in head-on crash in Poland
The preliminary investigation indicates an SUV driven by a Cumberland man crossed the centerline and collided with a car driven by a Raymond woman.
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Cape Elizabeth’s Shore Road parking ban will go into effect in March
The Town Council voted 6-0 to approve changes that will restrict parking options for nonresidents near Cliff House Beach.
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Urge divestment from private prison giant | Letter
In response to David Hyde’s Jan. 27 letter, “Just who is Stephen Miller?,” I hope to add to his offerings of Stephen Miller’s motives of perhaps hate? Governing by fear? Need for power? So here’s my take: follow the money. What America has learned from war is that it makes a lot of rich people richer, i.e., […]