8 months ago The race for Maine governor in 2026 has begun By Matthew Gagnon The second legislative session of Maine’s 131st Legislature has now, mercifully concluded.
8 months ago Delicate secrets By Nancy Battick One thing most genealogists will encounter in their research is what Victorians would refer to as a “delicate matter.
8 months ago Theriault launches Maine Small Business Showcase tour in Piscataquis County Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent t kicked off his 11-county Maine Small Business Showcase tour in Piscataquis County on May 14.
8 months ago It is never too late to learn By Matthew Gagnon We all live with regrets, even those of us who like to claim that we don’t.
8 months ago Help us preserve our county’s history: sponsor a year of The Observer By Thompson Free Library Director Jon Knepp The digital archive maintained by the Thompson Free Library and the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society (found at https://doverfoxcroft.
8 months ago What it takes to be a Maine game warden By Chris Sargent I can’t begin to count how often I heard it during my time with the Maine Warden Service.
8 months ago Maine’s wage gap is a burden on women — not a choice By Anne Gass and Sue Mackey Andrews The gender wage gap is alive and well — and it is not something that Maine women are “choosing.
8 months ago Janet Mills right to veto income tax increase By Matthew Gagnon Very rarely do I get to compliment Gov.
9 months ago Old news notices By Nancy Battick You’ve undoubtedly used newspapers in your genealogical research for articles on major life events such as marriages or obituaries.
9 months ago The uncomfortable realities of free speech By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this month, biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, this year’s class valedictorian at the University of Southern California, was informed that she would not be allowed to make the traditional address to her graduating class.
9 months ago Moved by the sun and moon By Irv Williams Maine was in the national spotlight on April 8 when the total eclipse of the sun occurred in a swath measuring 115 miles wide swept through the state from border to border.
9 months ago The state’s insatiable hunger to spend your money has no end By Matthew Gagnon For the last five years, the Maine state government has seemingly been on a mission to spend as much money as humanly possible.
9 months ago RootsTech a good resource Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City hosts the RootsTech genealogical conference.