While we support the program, it must be financially sustainable. Shifting costs onto local businesses already dealing with thin margins and rising costs in an unsettled economic environment is not the answer.
2026
Sea Dogs players start to learn failure at Double-A. Handle it well and they could land in Boston
As players progress through the minor leagues, they must have the right frame of mind to deal with it when the competition gets tougher.
Best of Biddeford + Saco Awards
Join us to celebrate the Best of Biddeford + Saco. Our readers are voting on the best Biddeford + Saco have to offer, and on Tuesday, June 23, we will honor the winners with an awards ceremony at the University of New England Alfond Forum.
Portland to consider placing further limits on local cooperation with ICE
Councilors plan to vote on language similar to what has been approved in Lewiston and Rockland, which extends limitations to all city staff.
The true state of our union | Letter
Our economy has seen the closure of thousands of factories and the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs over the past four to five decades. The strategy of globalization is that we will import consumer goods and become a service society. And the “affordability” problem we are facing now is just the tip of an […]
Here’s a breakdown of the 2027 Scarborough budget | In the Know
Town Council aims to adopt a final municipal budget on May 20.
Waiting for Susan Collins’ signature act | Letter
I have heard that Sen. Susan Collins often recounts a meeting with Margaret Chase Smith in 1971, when Collins was a senior at Caribou High School. She credits this conversation with inspiring her to enter public service. As Collins is running for a sixth term (after saying she would be a two-term senator), a comparison […]
Maine data privacy measure looks doomed after late-night House vote
The Maine House of Representatives failed to give final passage to the heavily lobbied and long-debated effort to create stronger data privacy rules.
Let’s restore a necessary balance to campaign contributions | Opinion
Maine has a complicated but usable option for reining in the influence of big-money donors.
Those cute bunnies you’re seeing around Portland? They’re a problem | Column
The non-native rabbits that have shown up around the city pose a threat to the rebound of the endangered New England cottontails.