Tess Gerritsen will discuss her latest novel, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow will be feted and you catch CatVideoFest 2020.
February 2020
Letter from the publisher: Digital-only Mondays begins next week
Savings on production costs will preserve newsroom jobs, keeping readers informed.
See who is contributing to Pete Buttigieg
This searchable database includes all itemized individual donations by Maine residents of $200 or more (or additional donations by individuals who have exceeded $200 for the election) to the 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg. The database covers donations reported to the Federal Election Commission through Jan. 31, 2020. Go here to see Maine contributions […]
Events
SCARBOROUGH Salmon alliance to host survival training talk The Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance & Hatchery will host a social and talk on the subject of survival training from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Cabela’s Conference Room, 100 Cabela Blvd. Guest Speaker will be Vic Medina, an instructor for the U.S. Navy’s survival school in […]
Letter to the editor: Seat belts on school bus may not be safer
They’re a bad idea for several other, purely logistical reasons, too.
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins has much in common with baseball’s Manfred
The similarities between Susan Collins and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred are compelling. They apparently attended the same leadership school. They’re like two peas in a pod. Collins saw no behavior by Trump serious enough to warrant conviction and removal from office. Manfred saw no behavior by the Houston Astros serious enough to punish […]
Face the Music: Big Babe’s Tavern brings nightly music to Knightville
The South Portland music venue and restaurant opened at the site of the former Griffin Club at the end of January.
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 24
Feb. 24, 1827: Maine Gov. Enoch Lincoln signs a bill determining that beginning Jan. 1, 1832, “the permanent seat of government shall be established at Augusta.” The bill makes Augusta the state’s capital city, replacing Portland, which became the capital when Maine achieved statehood in 1820. The bill, the latest of several on the subject, […]
Douglas Rooks: When ‘choice’ doesn’t provide the answer
The signs are going up all over the place – not, perhaps surprisingly, for the candidates who are contesting Maine’s first presidential primary since 2000, when Al Gore won the Democrats’ endorsement over Bill Bradley, and George W. Bush bested John McCain among Republicans. The news that Maine is having a presidential primary, rather than […]
Maine Voices: Overtime abuses fuel a race to the bottom
Employers can be competitive without exploiting their workforce, a local businessman writes.
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