11 hours ago We’ve been through chaos before. We’ll get through these divisive times. By Matthew Gagnon We’ve been here before.
3 days ago Why I’m running for the US Senate By David Costello My first taste of politics was on picket lines as a boy as my father, an Army veteran, and grandparents struck for better wages and benefits at a grocery store in Bangor and a shoe mill in Old Town.
5 days ago This mountain in Baxter State Park is great for beginner hikers By Aislinn Sarnacki Alone in the southwest corner of Baxter State Park, Sentinel Mountain has a fitting name.
1 week ago County Democrats open new office DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Democrats have opened a new office location for the 2024 campaign season at 839 West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.
1 week ago 9/11 changed everything, especially the Republican Party By Matthew Gagnon Twenty-three years ago, I woke up early.
2 weeks ago New England’s whalers By Nancy Battick The New England Historic Genealogical Society recently announced a new database available to their subscribers, Offshore Whaling Crew Lists, 1799-1927.
2 weeks ago Golden for Congress launches re-election committees in every CD2 county LEWISTON — Momentum to return Jared Golden to Congress continues to grow, with the campaign launching re-election committees in each of the 11 counties in the Second Congressional District.
2 weeks ago How to brace for flu season in Maine By Virginia Templet Flu season is here — not this winter, now.
2 weeks ago The presidential debate will be a big test for Kamala Harris By Matthew Gagnon Next week, America will be forced to endure its second “first debate” of the campaign season, and once again, it might actually matter.
2 weeks ago New threat to Sebec Lake … floating camps By Rudy Davis, Sebec Lake Association president We need to bring to your attention a topic that has received a significant amount of press lately — that being “Floating Camps”.
3 weeks ago What it’s like to hike Maine’s scariest trail By Aislinn Sarnacki The jagged backbone of a stone giant, Knife Edge stretched before us.
3 weeks ago A bag of junk held a surprise that rekindled my hunting spark By Chris Sargent I left behind many cherished childhood possessions to collect dust in my old bedroom when I moved out — their importance and value obscured by the excitement of a budding adulthood.
3 weeks ago Bad economic ideas are everywhere in this presidential campaign By Matthew Gagnon As we approach the 2024 presidential election, it’s becoming painfully clear that neither major party has any interest in living in a world of economic reality, choosing instead to advocate for populist garbage masquerading as serious policy proposals.