The grant program is focused on community-based efforts to protect and restore diverse natural resources.
2026
Posted inLetters
Thanks for calling it like it is, Sheriff Joyce | Letter
Bravery is often disclaimed. I expect Cumberland County’s Sheriff Kevin Joyce would say he was just doing his job to protect our community when he recently called out how an egregious ICE detention was carried out (“bush league policing”). I want to offer thanks to Sheriff Joyce for his bravery as a small counter to […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Lewiston was the obvious choice for our new family home | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
I can’t imagine feeling nervous or judgmental about such a diverse, walkable city.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Hannah Pingree will deliver results for all Mainers | Opinion
Maine needs a governor who will stand up for its at-risk communities.
Posted inLetters
ICE activities have raised the terror bar | Letter
I’ve read with interest and incredulity recent letters expressing opinions that folks should simply let ICE agents do their jobs because denizens acting and living here legally have nothing to fear. Stephen Miller says ICE officers have “immunity” from their actions in performance of their duties and alluded to local, constitutionally protected protesters as terrorists. […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine State Police called immigration authorities about 60 times last year
Troopers were told they were allowed to hold people on the side of the road for immigration officials, even if there was no suspected criminal conduct.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Opinion
A self-conscious Portland struggled openly with ICE strike | Column
Please spare us the trumpeting of donations in lieu of closing or, worse, the cringeworthy insistence on the value of your open business as a ‘safe space.’
Posted inBusiness, Community, Maine, News
What to know about Amazon’s proposed distribution center in Gorham
The project could have far-reaching impacts, especially for residents right next door and in neighboring Westbrook.
Posted inLetters
Janet Mills’ State of the State was many things. But evil? | Letter
Why not simply disagree on policies, disagree on the role of government?
Posted inNews, Sports
A century of Mainers in the Winter Olympics
Here’s a retrospective on 5 past Maine Olympians, curated from our newspaper archives.