Don’t fall for Susan Collins’ latest playacting as a moderate senator, bravely defending immigrant rights in Maine against Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She had nothing to do with Noem pausing the “surge.” This was strictly a political decision by the administration and the Republican Party to help with her reelection […]
2026
US citizens should honor and respect the American flag | Letter
To the point. I don’t care which side someone is on, it’s never OK to fly the American flag upside down. I saw that at the protest in Wells on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the corner of routes 1 and 109, and I was offended! Maybe, just maybe, it was not an American flying it, […]
Rick Bennett will restore civility to governor’s seat | Letter
State politics here in Maine have suffered from a lack of civility we should expect from our chief executive. Gov. Mills’ natural propensity is taking swings at those she disagrees with in a prosecutorial manner, reflective of her profession. For many, it has been a long seven years of enduring one charge after another against […]
Caught, but all for naught | Letter
News is all over social media about Maine’s Democrat governor, Janet Mills, being “caught” in multiple fraud cases involving her and her brother, but please pardon me if I don’t plan the ticker tape parade just yet. Adam Schiff was caught peddling a false narrative about Russian collusion to besmirch an incoming president and jam up […]
Do you cribbage? How about bingo? Well, you can join a growing crowd drawn to these popular games.
We’ve put together a roundup of recurring bingo and cribbage games across the Jay, Livermore Falls, Farmington and Rangeley region.
Obituary: Elizabeth J. “Betty” Susi
SCARBOROUGH – Elizabeth J. “Betty” Susi, 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, on Feb. 3, 2026, …
Obituary: Cecile C. Hatch Laverriere
SCARBOROUGH – Cecile C. Hatch Laverriere passed away on Feb. 6, 2026, at the age of 94.
She was born on …
Death Notice: Elizabeth J. “Betty” Susi
Susi, Elizabeth J. “Betty” 92, Feb. 3, 2026, in Scarborough. Service, 2 p.m., June 6, the First Baptist Church …
Obituary: Rory Lee Baggs
PORTLAND – Rory Lee Baggs was born at 22 weeks on Dec. 18, 2025. Though Rory’s time on earth was brief, …
Death Notice: Cecile C. Hatch Laverriere
Laverriere, Cecile C. Hatch 94, in Scarborough, Feb. 6, 2026. Visit, noon, Feb. 13, Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, Saco, …