Azure Cafe closes, and Chad Conley of Palace Diner and Rose Foods dishes on his new Washington Avenue concept.
February 2020
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Ranked choice voting on the city’s ballot next week
The election is Tuesday, March 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Posted inBicentennial, News
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 26
Feb. 26, 1972: Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, D-Maine, defends his wife in a speech he delivers during a snowstorm outside the offices of the Manchester Union Leader while campaigning for the March 7 New Hampshire presidential primary. The newspaper’s editor, William Loeb, had printed an article accusing Muskie’s wife, Jane, of drunkenness and using off-color […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Support childcare in Maine
As an educator working with infants and toddlers in Brunswick, I have been pleased to see that the topic of investing in early childhood education has received some long-overdue attention this election season – including nearly every democratic presidential candidate speaking to the issue of accessibility in the NH debate. In Maine, 73% of children […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State, News
Upscale bowling gets rolling on more lanes in southern Maine
Bowling alleys that double as gastropubs have put the traditional bowling experience in a whole new league.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage
Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ to keep coercive authority out of state’s hands
I’ve opted to vaccinate all my children (and would do so again), but I will stop short of giving the state the authority to essentially force an injection of any substance into another person’s body. I see potential for a dangerous overstep. Liberty for all or liberty for none – there is no in between. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: As Cape superintendent, Hawkins stepped up for faculty, staff
A longtime music educator at the high school recalls the courage of an administrator who had the right priorities.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Yarmouth budget proposal includes 10% increase
If passed, the 2020-21 plan could add $1.49 to the current property tax rate of $18.86.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: State affordable-housing boost leaves out homebuyers
The recent news that Gov. Mills has signed a bill to expand affordable-housing state tax credits – providing $10 million per year for eight years – is good news for badly needed affordable-housing development. Every day we read about serious housing affordability issues, and every day we read how states and communities are trying to […]
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