Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns

The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.

A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued.

Carriers and local officials say mail service has been disrupted in rural communities from Portland, Maine, to Washington state’s San Juan Islands.

Jackie Kennedy has never left the White House

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s work at the White House has had an outsize and lasting effect on how restoration projects are chosen and paid for, how state dinners are staged and how visitors experience the White House. Every first family that followed has been influenced by her approach to decor and preservation.

Carole Richards: Maybe the problem with too many guns is there’s too much hate

Is the problem with mass shootings due to mental illness, or could it be the constant barrage of fear mongering that floods our airwaves and newspapers? Fear. Fear. Fear those who don’t practice your religion. Fear those from other countries. Fear those of a different skin color. The National Rifle Association has met it’s goal […]

Marc Gosselin: Are heat pumps really the answer?

So … getting heat pumps is the answer. Right? Do we have infrastructure to do this and all the proposed electric cars envisioned? Fifty years ago we had 60 amp service entrances with glass fuses. Twenty years ago we had 100 amp entrances with breakers. Now we have to have 200 amp breaker boxes. With […]

Scott Harriman: Let’s return Carl Sheline to the mayor’s office

I urge people to join me in voting for Mayor Carl Sheline in the mayoral runoff election. Lewiston voters spoke loudly and decisively a few weeks ago by unseating three members of the City Council who frequently clashed with Sheline during the last term. Sheline’s opponent in this runoff campaigned alongside those ousted councilors and […]

Jody Jalbert: Supporting strong communities through our local journalism

We produce our journalism in service to our communities, knowing that informed communities are stronger communities and that informed conversations bring context to complex issues and help people make good decisions. 

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Nov. 26

Froma Harrop: Mothers who work remotely are not ‘Mommies’

If the stress is really rooted in the lack of child care, that is a matter for public policy. And if the unfairness is that both mother and father have jobs, but the woman ends up doing most of the cleaning and child care, that’s something to be ironed out between the two of them.

Megan Parks: Sheline demonstrates collaboration and engagement

In these divisive times, functional collaboration among elected officials is more important than ever. As chairperson of the Lewiston School Committee, I have experienced firsthand how a lack of collaboration and communication between the mayor, City Council, and School Committee can negatively impact our functioning on the school side. This is often apparent during budget […]