Homeowners are learning the results of the recent reassessment of home values and the impact on individual property taxes. Taxation is the purview of the state legislature, including what tax relief measures municipalities can adapt. The following tax relief programs are available to homeowners: 1. Homestead Exemption. This program provides a measure of property tax […]

In a normal year, ecomaine’s eco-Excellence Award winners are announced at a luncheon event in March with dozens of people in attendance. The 2020 event to showcase Mainers who go above and beyond in their work to promote sustainability was one of the very last events ecomaine held before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown occurred. But […]

Independence Day Classic Car Show returns to Bug Light Park.

Equality demands equity To the editor, I know Michael Pock to be a well-meaning person who has served our community in many ways, so it is with all due respect that I disagree with his letter of June 18. It may be difficult to accept that an idea that makes you uncomfortable isn’t necessarily wrong […]

Have you stopped driving? Do you have a difficult time walking or arranging a ride to the grocery store, or to your doctor’s appointment, the airport, or anywhere else you need to go in the Portland metropolitan area? If yes, we may be able to help. Public transportation might require an inconveniently high step for […]