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Responses to vaccine and mask mandates have been varied across Maine.

Skyrocketing home sales prices could require communities to conduct a property revaluation, which can result in higher tax bills for some.

Updated July 21 Tell Us: Do the rules of free speech extend to politicians on social media? State Rep. Charlotte Warrens recent social post sparked debate in Legislature this week over her right to exercise her free speech. Share Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Want to join the debate? Subscribe to CentralMaine.com here.  Do the rules of free speech extend to public figures on social media?  A small group of protesters took aim at Ha...

Updated July 7 Tell Us: How would you like to see your school district spend their extra cash? Maine schools got a surprise from the state this year: extra funding. Now that your school districts have more money than planned, how would you like to see them allocate it? Share Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Want to join the debate? Subscribe to CentralMaine.com here. How would you like to see your school district spend the extra funding...

increase font size Tell Us: Do you support Maine’s $300 ‘hazard relief’ checks for residents earning less than $75,000? The Legislature voted Wednesday to pass the initiative. Share Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Want to join the debate? Subscribe to CentralMaine.com here.  The Legislature voted Wednesday to pass a measure that would send out checks up to $300 to Mainers who worked during the pandemic and made less than $75,000...

Tell us: What are you looking forward to doing now with coronavirus restrictions ending? Things are getting back to normal. Whats your first move? Share Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Want to join the debate? Subscribe to CentralMaine.com here.  What are you looking forward to doing now that the state of Maine is set to drop coronavirus restrictions at the end of June? Things are heading back to normal, as Gov. Janet Mills recently ...

Browntail moth caterpillars are back with a vengeance in Maine, and some towns, like Waterville, have gone as far as declaring a public health emergency. Should more be done across the state?

Reactions across the state have been mixed. What's your take?

Tell Us: Do you think the state of Maine should prohibit obscene vanity license plates? State lawmakers are considering new prohibitions on obscene or objectionable plates and may give the secretary of state power to recall a growing number of such license plates that already are in use. Share Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Want to join the debate? Subscribe to CentralMaine.com here.  Do you think the state of Maine should regulate o...

Tell Us: Should local police officers be equipped with body cameras? The question of cameras came up recently when a panel reviewed the circumstances of a police shooting in Waterville. Sign up to our Talk Platform (create an account here) to get in on the conversation below. Should local police officers be equipped with body cameras? A Waterville committee that recently reviewed a police shooting of a knife-wielding man is also recommending that the city police department explore equipping i...