Sobering stories of recovery

“I broke down weeping like a baby.” Interventions, support, meds, determination help some achieve longterm sobriety.

What every voter should know about their town meeting

By March marks the dawn of town meeting season. That means the system of government observed by over 400 Maine municipalities is now under way. Here’s what every voter should know about it: Agenda Though a town meeting can cover a wide range of subjects, from taxes to trash, from dog barking to cell phone […]

Eight female commissioners

Janet Mills, Paul LePage share a fondness for speeding

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and current Democratic Gov. Janet Mills share at least one thing: a lead foot

Maine will not escape the brutal Arctic air mass coming to the United States

Low temperatures of near zero in northern Maine will be a good 10 to 20 degrees below normal for early March.

Snowstorms coming this Saturday and Sunday

A storm will pass to our south on Saturday, bringing with it a few inches though the forecast is still changing. Sunday will be calm before our next significant storm arrives Sunday night. https://twitter.com/DustinWGME/status/1101462386358263809 Light snow expected through the day Saturday. Overall, accumulations are not impressive, but southern York County, just along the coast, and […]

Maine to triple food assistance benefits

Food assistance benefits are set to triple in Maine starting in March

Larry Lockman’s push to regulate classroom speech fails

A bill that sought to ban teachers from discussing political or ideological advocacy with students has been unanimously rejected by a state legislative committee

US disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on Election Day 2018

Some senators credit more aggressive U.S. tactics with averting Russian interference in the elections.

Federal appeals court upholds AT&T’s Time Warner merger

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court upheld AT&T’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner on Tuesday, handing the telecom giant a major victory in its months-long legal battle against Justice Department regulators who had alleged the deal was anti-competitive. The outcome is a major defeat for the Justice Department’s top antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, who […]