This is a welcome course correction for our state.
2026
Nirav Shah will work for those of us ‘caught in the middle’ | Letter
After more than 40 years in Brunswick, I never imagined that our hometown would become an unaffordable place to retire. My husband is a veteran who served this country for 21 years. I’ve spent more than 33 years as a radiation therapist. Our pensions and Social Security put us in a category where we have […]
Let’s replace Collins with Platner | Letter
As a longtime Maine voter, I believe we should replace Sen. Susan Collins. Collins represents big government that ignores the needs of many Maine voters who buy groceries, pay ever-expanding costs for housing and medical care and pay the bills that flood our homes and mailboxes. Two alternate senate candidates that I find interesting are […]
Maine’s plain license plate has gained a following | Column
One in 8 drivers have opted out of the new pine tree design.
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Obituary: Ellen (Watters) Sullivan
BATH – Ellen Watters Sullivan, 69, of Bath, formerly of Eastham, Mass., passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest on March 26, …
Obituary: John Thomas Hawkes II
WINDHAM – John Thomas Hawkes II, 53, of Windham, passed away suddenly at his home in the early morning on April …
Obituary: Peter J. Manning
PORTLAND – Peter J. Manning, 77, of Brighton Avenue, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.
Visiting …
Death Notice: Ellen (Watters) Sullivan
Sullivan, Ellen (Watters) 69, of Bath, formerly of Eastham, Mass., March 26. Celebration of life in June, in Bath. …