Maine public safety dog shouldn’t have met his end | Letter

I was appalled to read about the death of Baxter, the Maine Department of Public Safety’s “official comfort dog” after he was left in a closed-up vehicle. The news announcement made it sound like the department was blaming the …

Logging is not the way to fix Maine’s forests | Letter

I am a fourth-generation Mainer. My parents are from the heavily forested regions of Maine: Rumford and East Millinocket. As a nurse practitioner, I’ve spent decades caring for human beings with health issues. I believe, as Robin Wall Kimmerer …

Maine High School Lacrosse Playoff Matchups

With the regular season over, the Maine High School Lacrosse Playoffs are set to begin, with prelim games on Wednesday, June 11th. Here are the Girls and Boys Playoff Matchups Girls Class A Prelims #1 Kennebunk  (14-0) Bye #15 Oxford Hills (5-9) at #2 …

His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century

Thousands of alewives swim up the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich, Maine, from the sea each May, thrashing against the swift current, returning to the waters where they were born. The sleek, silver fish have undertaken the same mass migration, conquering the …

Time for Maine to pass Red Flag Law. Lawmakers are not helping: RooksDouglas Rooks 

The most important unfinished business from the Lewiston massacre, when a gunman killed 18 Mainers on Oct. 25, 2023, is the state’s lack of a “red flag” law that could have allowed family members to alert police and a judge about the imminent danger Robert …

Man Injured and Charged after Crashing into Utility Pole in Maine

A 41-year-old man was injured Friday and charged after crashing into a utility pole on Egypt Road in Raymond. Crashed into Pole and Injured The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Christopher Teas “lost control going off the roadway and crashing into a …

Man Sentenced for Illegally Entering the U.S. in Maine

A 23-year-old man was sentenced for illegally entering the U.S. after prior removal. Previously Removed form U.S. William Ariel Tamay Guaman from Ecuador was sentenced to time served, approximately seven months, after pleading guilty on April 2, 2025. He …

Woman Arrested after Police Chase & Charged with OUI in Maine

A 62-year-old woman was arrested Friday night and charged with Operating Under the Influence after a police chase and crash in Rockland. OUI and Driving to Endanger Charges Laurie Hunt was taken into custody around 9 pm on Old County Road. She was charged …

Fund Maine’s schools and support its future | Letter

In the pages of this newspaper, I read with dismay of school budgets rejected and of schools closed — budget after budget, school after school. What is this madness, that sweeps our state with the scythe of destruction? Our schools are: • Support systems …

Photos: First responders pay tribute as WWII vet’s remains escorted across Maine