Fall practices begin Monday, and some teams rang in the new sports year at the earliest possible moment.

This year marks the 90th anniversary of Social Security — a cornerstone of economic security for generations of Americans. At AARP, we recognize this milestone not just as a celebration of the past, but as a call to protect and strengthen the program for the future. In Maine, where we have one of the oldest […]

Seth Glier A Seth Glier concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Glier has shared the bill with a diverse list of artists ranging from Ronnie Spector, James Taylor, Ani DiFranco and Glen Campbell. As a producer, music director, or studio musician he has collaborated […]

Maine joins nearly a dozen other states that have added “coercive control” to their definition of domestic abuse in civil code.

Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. We need independent redistricting commissions now.

Cheap weed from the illegal market is making its way to Maine dispensary shelves, which regulators and business owners say is undercutting reputable growers.

Immigrants make this great state even better. Somebody tell that to Bobby Charles.

Thank you for publishing Quinn Kenney’s excellent Aug. 8 op-ed, “On the contrary, Laurel Libby is no hero.” It was accurate and honest. Kenney’s summation of a local state representative jumping on a political train to national attention by endangering a high school kid exposes the dangers of unchallenged bigotry. Those who, like Libby, purport […]

In his op-ed defending his reputation against a charge of racism (“Cancellation by defamation will not work in Maine,” Aug 10), Republican candidate for governor Robert B. Charles said “Talk to me, do not sully me.” I wonder, did he talk to Maine Rep. Deqa Dhalac, D-South Portland, before he sullied her name? Molly Morell […]

An opt-in system for the tracking of transactions could help protect the most vulnerable.