A proposal that would ensure roads are in good condition before they are transferred from the state to municipalities is on its way through the yay or nay process that takes place at the beginning of each legislative session. And we believe it warrants a yay from the Transportation Committee. The committee heard testimony earlier […]

Ah, the pledge. It brings back memories. Not the pledge that smokers make to quit tobacco, usually right before sucking down half a pack of Winstons behind the garage while the spouse is out playing bingo. No, the Pledge of Allegiance. That weird rote that gets us up off our duffs to half-heartedly proclaim our […]

On Tuesday, the Legislature passed an emergency bill to temporarily block the release of the names, addresses and dates of birth of Maine residents who hold concealed firearms permits. Before this emergency legislation passed, permit holders’ names and addresses were public information. Now, until April 30, they’re not. The controversy over concealed-carry permit records arose […]

Political beliefs are changing in America. Younger adults are becoming a powerful force for altering the direction of our government over the next decade. Their liberal beliefs and principles are changing the footprint of future government policies. Today’s young adults, ranging in age from about 18 to 30 years old, have been dubbed “millennials.” They […]

The Town of Kennebunk has several proposed projects that are likely to boost tourism and the local economy, with little to no cost to taxpayers. The first is the second phase of the downtown revitalization project. The first phase, completed in June 2011, really spruced up Main Street, with the brick sidewalks, granite curbs and […]

As if providing access to a world of books is not enough, libraries have become even more ”“ not less ”“ relevant in the digital age by taking on additional roles, providing a community hub and a wealth of services for young, old and all in between. The McArthur Public Library in Biddeford is celebrating […]

The world received some disappointing news last week when the International Olympic Committee announced that it would be cutting wrestling from the 2020 Olympics. The decision to cut the ancient sport appeared to have come out of nowhere, blind-siding wrestlers and wrestling fans alike. Wrestling, after all, has been a part of the modern Olympics […]

On bright, sunny days, the rising sun casts shadows across the pond’s snowy surface, dividing the vast expanse into pale blue sections set apart from the white. Sometimes, too, the snow deep inside a mound or plowed bank is blue, a phenomenon once again caused by how the light interacts with its surroundings. When light […]

The early morning sunlight paints patterns on the snow on Wadleigh Pond in Lyman. (RACHEL LOVEJOY PHOTO)

Lately this space has been filled with lamentations concerning the state of revenue-producing sports and the athletes who play them. The past two months alone have seen America’s foremost cyclist confess to pharmaceutically enhancing himself after years of strident denials, an international soccer gambling scandal, a football player mawkishly and publicly mourning the death of […]