The cruise lines cannot be allowed to dictate our public health and environmental policy. We have the leverage. It’s time to use it.
April 2026
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Dan Sayre for Maine State Senate District 34 | Letter
We have participated in local and school district governance as volunteers and elected officials. During our tenure, we have had the pleasure of watching and interacting with Dan Sayre. He is dedicated to full representation of his constituents with careful, data-driven discussion. A person who believes in policy and procedure, driven by the rule of […]
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In North Yarmouth, the kids are all right | Letter
How did the building of Viking longboats radically change medieval warfare? How did one woman’s book, “Silent Spring,” launch a revolution in environmental protection? How did children, as young as elementary school age, march with older students and teachers to spark a revolution in South Korea? And, how did a peaceful revolution, led by students, launch […]
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Portland wastewater documentary is brilliantly done | Letter
Last night, I witnessed a full auditorium of people at Falmouth High School sit spellbound through a documentary … about sewerage. The film was, at different times, funny, beautiful, gross and alarming. Yet the predominant sentiment voiced in the discussion afterward was “bravo” for the people who keep the system working despite crumbling infrastructure. Truly, […]
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America would sooner print money than tax appropriately | Letter
It is very easy to give tax breaks— and it’s deeply irresponsible.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Mariners win a physical game in playoff opener vs. Adirondack
Max Andreev’s overtime goal is the difference.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Orioles clobber Brayan Bello, extend Red Sox losing streak
Bello allows five home runs and 13 hits in 3 1/3 innings as Boston drops its fourth in a row.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics bounce back, take 2-1 series lead over Sixers
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both score 25 points as Boston wins Game 3 on the road.
Posted inMaine, News
Emerald ash borer detected in southern Aroostook County, far from where it’s usually found in Maine
The Maine Forest Service said the isolated area in which the invasive species was found this month indicates firewood quarantine protocols weren’t followed.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Yard Goats hold Sea Dogs to three hits on way to win
Andy Perez and Zach Kokoska hit two-run home runs to lead Hartford.