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Operating as usual
The Maine Mayhem Film Festival is Wednesday, May 11, in Portland.
After two years of disruptions, the Maine Mayhem festival returns to its usual format. 'It's good to be back home.'
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is scheduled to hear conflicting arguments from supporters and opponents of the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line that voters rejected.
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
Mo Donegal is one of the betting favorites among the 20 horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
Keith Luke, Barbara Furey, and Dave Rollins will be at Churchill Downs on Saturday to cheer on their horse, Mo Donegal.
A report shows that the amount of salt in both freshwater and groundwater is increasing, putting life in those water bodies at risk. This is today's editorial.
A new report shows how the state must rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.
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Listen to Bill Nemitz reflect on his life as a journalist and columnist in Maine whose far-flung beat took him Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti and New Orleans - all told with his characteristic humor and ability to tell a good tale.
Watch a conversation with our beloved columnist.
The change in risk assessments follows a steep rise in cases in Maine and the Northeast resulting from the emergence of three omicron subvariants.
The designation of Cumberland County, the midcoast and northern Maine as high risk means masks are recommended when indoors to slow the spread of COVID-19 in much of the state.
The Kennebec Journal reports that some UMA faculty complain that they were kept in the dark about serious issues Michael Laliberte had with faculty at his previous post.
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte's resignation as president of the State University of New York at Delhi.
Eligible homeowners also can apply to the fund for money to pay past due bills including those for homeowner’s, flood or mortgage insurance and internet services.
Benefits of up to $25,000 per household will be available for those who are at risk of losing their homes due to COVID-related financial hardships.
If your license plate is bleeped, you can still say it with a bumper sticker.
What will the Urban Dictionary say about your license plate? The state is about to find out.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued new freshwater fish consumption advisories Thursday for the seven bodies of water.
The advisories are based on new Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention consumption advice for different levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Five agencies have not signed a letter allowing the funds to be released. This is today's editorial.
The region needs this investment in order to improve its underperforming public transportation service.
Reporting from The Times Record
Charles F. Krugh of Gulfstream Aerospace takes over at the Bath-based shipbuilder.
In the first four days of this month, the city saw 30 new families arrive in need of shelter.
The city gave notice to federal agencies and organizations on the southern border Wednesday saying it can neither guarantee shelter to newly arriving families nor promise to help them find other housing.
A sharp increase in new cases over the past three weeks resulted in Maine having the highest infection rate among all states, according to the U.S. CDC.
The number of patients statewide jumped from 169 to 193 on Thursday, the highest number since late February.
Amending Maine’s constitution is not easy but constitutional amendments have more permanency than state laws.
Voters in Vermont will vote in November on what would be the first such constitutional amendment in the country and a similar proposal is being discussed in California.
Siblings remember their sister. “She fought for her life and she pulled it together.”
Christina Holt worked for 17 years at Portland's Shalom House, doing overnights at group homes run by the agency and connecting clients to community-based mental health services.
Collins’ decisive role in tipping the court – she cast the deciding 50th vote for Kavanaugh – has been more than just a punchline on late-night TV.
Maine's senior senator has been berated by late-night comedians and national political columnists for her role in confirming the conservative Supreme Court justices who appear poised to vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Lawrence said one of his goals as a justice on the Supreme Court is to help convince more Black lawyers to practice in the state.
The longtime district court judge said he will bring a strong perspective that the state's highest court makes legal decisions that affect people's everyday lives.
The board decided to pay for the construction cost overruns with money left over from a previous renovation, and funds originally meant for furniture, fixtures and equipment.
The Portland school board voted to pay $1.2 million to cover construction cost overruns from the renovation of two elementary schools. The board also discussed whether and how to alter their budget following a request from the city that they reduce it by $1 million.
If Congress doesn’t act now, women in roughly half the states will lose the right to choose an abortion as soon as the final opinion is issued. This is today's editorial.
Concerns that her Supreme Court votes would help restrict reproductive rights have been validated. But it's not too late to put Roe v. Wade in federal law.
The first campaign finance report filed in January showed less distance between their funds.
Democratic incumbent Mills raised more than $2.7 million by April 26, while Republican LePage brought in $1.3 million by the same date.
Pop-up pizza returns for the season on Peaks Island, and Rwanda Bean closes its South Portland location for good
Also, pop-up pizza returns for the season on Peaks Island, and Rwanda Bean closes its South Portland location for good.
What would happen in Maine if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
A draft opinion leaked to Politico suggests a majority of justices on the court support overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Protesters rally in downtown Portland for abortion rights
Speakers address hundreds who rally for abortion rights outside the federal courthouse.
“When you’re driving down to the village, not seeing the boat there gives everyone out here a significant dose of anxiety. You feel truly cut off.”
One person on the daily ferry between Rockland and North Haven tested positive for COVID-19. Then everyone else in the crew did, too.
Cutler, who ran unsuccessfully twice for governor, faces four counts of possession of sexually explicit material depicting children under 12, but it’s possible that more counts will follow.
When officers went to search his home in March, Cutler admitted they would find images depicting child sexual abuse. On flash drives and other hardware analysts discovered a trove of thousands of videos, court records show.
The surge in cases in Maine is similar to what’s happening in other states in the Northeast.
New versions of omicron BA.2 are even more contagious and are contributing to the sharp rise in infections and increasing hospitalizations.
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts confirms authenticity of leaked draft opinion in abortion case, orders investigation
Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court may be be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade.
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NEW: Collins claims draft abortion ruling ‘completely inconsistent” with what Supreme Court nominees told her
Maine Sen. Susan Collins faces an angry backlash for her votes in favor of conservative justices based on their assurances that abortion access was settled law.
Some southern Maine Republicans divided on party’s new platform
While some are embracing the socially conservative changes, others worry that the shift will drive people away and backfire at the polls.
Gov. Mills pledges to fight to protect reproductive rights after Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade leaks
After a report suggesting the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Janet Mills says she will fight to protect reproductive rights.
Home heating oil prices in southern Maine hit nearly $6 per gallon
With warmer weather and U.S. reserves being released, a downturn in price is expected but the timing is hard to predict.
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