DNC Chair Ken Martin is hoping to rally support for Scott Harriman, who faces Republican Janet Beaudoin in a Feb. 24 state House race.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Live updates from the Maine high school basketball tournament
Follow along each day of the winter postseason.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mainer Jessica Meir launches for second trip to space station
The SpaceX Crew-12 is expected to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Bangor mom pleads guilty to manslaughter in 10-year-old son’s death
Braxtyn Smith died in 2024 after what authorities described as months of violent abuse at the hands of his parents and grandmother, all of whom were charged with depraved indifference murder.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Another data center proposed, this time in southern Maine
Sen. Matt Harrington tells fellow lawmakers that a proposal is ‘well along’ in the planning process, but details are scant.
Posted inNews
Sanford and Kennebunk banks contribute $150,000 each to recovery center | York County Report
Two local banks with deep roots in York County are leading the way in helping build the York County Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Center. Partners Bank, headquartered in Sanford, and Kennebunk Savings, headquartered in Kennebunk, have each contributed $150,000 to First County Foundation, the charitable arm of York County Government, earmarked for the recovery […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Businesses are rolling with penny phase-out challenges
Some Maine retailers and others who handle cash transactions are rounding change to the nearest nickel in the absence of pennies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Maine’s minor parties finally have a fair shot at the ballot | Steve Collins
The state now allows unenrolled voters to sign candidate petitions. It’s a small — and needed — victory for democracy.
Posted inLetters
People must take better care of Earth | Letter
People should take better care of Earth. Our Earth will be a junkyard soon, and we don’t have another planet to go live on. Stop driving gasoline cars! People should stop dropping trash in nature too. I don’t like seeing pollution and trash everywhere I go. We can’t enjoy nature that way. Also, plants won’t […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine’s reading crisis demands action now | Opinion
Parents, grandparents and community advocates have driven educational change before. That leadership is needed again.