Author Tessa Yang dives beneath the surface of community identity in debut novel, ‘The Jellyfish Problem.’
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Haitian immigrants urgently need our help | Opinion
Returning Haitians to their tragic homeland will force them to make choices nobody should have to make. The Senate must restore Temporary Protected Status.
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Posted inCommunity, News, Times Record
Speculation swirls about future of Bath’s fish cannery site
The City Council recently adopted changes to the land use code, and some neighbors say they fear overdevelopment is on the horizon for the old Stinson Seafood property.
Posted inHealth, News
Damariscotta Select Board urges MaineHealth to keep local birthing center open
A grassroots effort to keep the birthing center open at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital formed after hospital officials said they were considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Times Record
Bird’s-eye view of Topsham-Brunswick bridges | Photos
Photographer Russ Dillingham captures crews from Reed & Reed Inc. dismantling the former Frank J. Wood Bridge that connects Brunswick and Topsham.
Posted inNews
Sea Dogs rained out in New Hampshire
The Sea Dogs and Fisher Cats are now scheduled to play a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Posted inCommunity, News
Swan Island ferry service returning to Richmond
The resumption of service is the focus of a news conference set for Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News
Woman dies after being hit by train in Brunswick
The pedestrian was hit by an Amtrak Downeaster on Tuesday afternoon, police say.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Maine Democrats urging Platner to drop out, criticize his team for trying to affect how he would be replaced
Party leaders say they want a process that’s inclusive, open, transparent and fair to all candidates, and have criticized the Platner campaign for trying to influence the selection procedure.
Posted inBusiness, Community
Wording of proposed moratorium problematic, Kingfield residents say
The proposal would put a pause on ‘transient overnight recreational developments,’ but residents are worried it will negatively affect some businesses.