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If we act in good faith and with good effect, there is no shortage of reforms available.

For decades, Sears Island in northern Penobscot Bay has been caught between development proposals and the environmentalists who want to conserve it. But the most recent conflict is a bit trickier — as it involves a green-energy project.

It seems possible – just – that this Maine Legislature could find some common ground, and claw back some territory from Gov. Mills, who like most governors has used all the considerable powers of her…

When you visit the State House in these early days of the session, there’s a new atmosphere. People actually seem glad to see each other, and the tension that quickly built up in recent sessions has yet to surface. A lot of that is due to the end of pandemic conditions, and leadership decisions to […]

We'll see if institutional solidarity can overcome obstacles to getting things done this session.

The bill, among several outlined by GOP lawmakers Tuesday, is the same as one proposed last year by former Democratic Sen. Bill Diamond.

Lawmakers want to see case files related to the deaths of four children in 2021.

DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program is set to welcome Laura Fortman, commissioner of Maine Department of Labor at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Fortman will present an illustrated talk about looking toward the future of Maine’s labor force in Porter Hall, use the library’s Elm Street entrance. She will speak about current […]

Skidompha Library Chats with Champions program is pleased to announce that Laura Fortman, Commissioner of Maine Department of Labor, will present an illustrated talk on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. in Porter Hall about looking toward the future of...

Twenty-five years ago, the ice storm of 1998 turned out to be one of Maine's deadliest natural disasters.