Virginia restored 12,000 acres of seagrass. Can Maine also stem the decline?

Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid. No more could able-bodied people lounge around while receiving taxpayer-funded healthcare, she said — they needed to work. But the decision to portray an unemployed moocher […]

Struggling UMaine football team fires offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach

The Black Bears have one of the worst offenses among the 124 schools in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Nicaragua torture victim imprisoned for second time after being deported by U.S.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against the government was deported by the U.S. back to his country, where he was immediately imprisoned once again by authorities, family members and his lawyer confirmed Monday. Upon climbing off the U.S. deportation flight in Managua, Nicaragua’s capital, last week, […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This compilation of political opinion pieces urges Maine voters to support specific Democratic candidates while criticizing current Republican leadership, highlighting concerns over healthcare, climate, and election integrity.

Restaurants in Sargentville close often, earlier in fall without workers

Coastal Maine restaurants are closing early and cutting hours due to a severe labor shortage, driven by lack of affordable housing and shifting local demographics.