27+ min ago   (840+ words) A Tennessee company wants to build a $65 million waste-to-energy plant in Sanford that it said can neutralize the harmful forever chemicals in municipal sludge that have made disposal of the sewage byproduct such a challenge in Maine. Aries Clean Technologies…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (500+ words) A conservative activist who is already suing the Augusta Police Department is now also suing the Augusta Board of Education. Nicholas Blanchard, who is also known as "Corn Pop," and who speaks up at school board meetings in Augusta and…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (279+ words) Nicole Coffey Kellett, Ph.D., is a professor of anthropology at the University of Maine Farmington. Did you know Maine does not have parole? Many assume we do and want it. Others argue against parole out of fear of individuals reoffending…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (353+ words) Finn Haynie hit three 3-pointers and scored all 16 of his points in the second half of Madison's 54-45 boys basketball victory over Mountain Valley on Monday in Madison. Jacob Linkletter contributed 14 points and eight rebounds and Brayden Furbush had 10 points and…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago   (634+ words) AUGUSTA "Shawn Willette had just stepped outside his apartment above the United Community Living Center on the east side of Augusta on Sunday evening to smoke a cigarette. When he lifted his head, he saw smoke billowing from the third-floor…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago   (247+ words) Thousands of Mainers struggle to afford health care coverage. With Congress unwilling to renew Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) subsidies or provide a reasonable alternative, premiums on the Maine marketplace are set to increase 30 to 100%. Many will select a high-deductible plan…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (364+ words) All our political leaders and candidates are angry, but none are offering any solutions. It's embarrassing and discouraging to think that the future of our country is in the hands of a bunch of partisan hacks who gain their votes…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (755+ words) Carter Calvo scored 26 points for Winslow in its 63-34 boys basketball win over Winthrop on Friday in Winslow. Jack Flaherty hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and Noah Harding chipped in with 10 points for the Black Raiders (7-9). Josh Foster led the Ramblers…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (370+ words) LEWISTON " A Monmouth man who was seriously hurt in a 2025 crash in Turner has filed a lawsuit against the driver of a pickup truck who caused the wreck. Dana Wessling, a Monmouth police lieutenant, has filed a suit against 42-year-old…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (549+ words) Michael McMillen lives in both Portland and Brooksville. He formerly worked in government and business and currently chairs a community scholarship foundation for college students from Brooksville. President Trump has said that the only limit on his actions is his…...