The sweet tradition of turning sap into syrup can be as easy or as complicated as you like.
2026
Posted inMaine, News
Bill would mandate greater disclosure of school employee conduct
The bill would allow Maine school districts to get more information about a prospective employee’s conduct at previous jobs.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News
How Scott Shanaman gave Auburn’s Lost Valley Ski Area the lift everyone hoped for
10 years ago this season, Scott and his wife, April, brought the ski area back from the brink of closing. They have big plans for the future.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cutting property taxes in Maine? That’s gonna be a no from me, dawg. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
As imperfect as our system is, it beats starving municipal government of needed revenue and watching public schools crumble.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
It’s been 25 years since Maine passed a Wabanaki studies law. It’s only partly working.
Three generations of Penobscot advocates are fighting to ensure students in Maine are taught about Indigenous tribes.
Posted inLetters
I cannot trust Susan Collins | Letter
Remember when Susan Collins promised us she would only run for two terms? How much longer are we going to let her keep getting away with this? Or is she telling us she’s so much smarter than we are? Shameful either way. Matt PowellScarborough
Posted inLetters
Immigration crackdown has gone too far | Letter
Criminals should be deported, but minimally trained agents and officers are overstepping reasonable bounds.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Back to the drawing board on data privacy in Maine | Jim Fossel
A lot has changed in the two years since legislators last took up the issue; a new bill tries to reflect that.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Martha Ann (Dyro) Pillsbury
SOUTH PORTLAND – Devoted wife, mother, “Gran Jam”, educator, and occasional Press Herald “Voice of the People” contributor, Martha Ann (Dyro) …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Todd Remage-Healey
PEAKS ISLAND – Todd Remage-Healey died unexpectedly Feb. 15, 2026, on Peaks Island.
Born in 1950 in New York City, N.Y., he …