Cal Thomas: Alaska governor’s views on virus, election

ANCHORAGE — From the moment Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, was made aware of the threat of COVID-19, he acted faster than most other states and the federal government. In an interview, I asked him why he moved so quickly when others did not? “We got a call from the (U.S.) State Department in January […]

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Dr. Nirav Shah to provide keynote address at UMA Convocation

AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta President Rebecca Wyke has announced that Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director, will deliver the keynote address at UMA’s virtual convocation ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.  In compliance with restrictions on large gatherings, this year’s convocation will be a webinar event and […]

Discussion project on racism to involve teens, young adults

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is one in a cohort of organizations and individuals throughout the state hosting a Maine Humanities Council Discussion Project this fall. Teens and young adults from ages 13 to 23 are invited to join the discussion group based on “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram […]

Rich Lowry: Jared Kushner was right in Middle East

Over the past several years, a new certainty was added to death and taxes: Jared Kushner would fail in his role as the administration’s Middle East point man. It caused considerable merriment among President Donald Trump’s critics (and even some of his well-wishers) when he put his son-in-law in charge of brokering peace in the […]

Topsham Police chief to resign after 2 decades with department

TOPSHAM — Police Chief Chris Lewis is resigning after 21 years with the department, effective July 17. “I am seeking a new opportunity which will also bring a fresh perspective to the Topsham Police Department,” Lewis said in an email Wednesday. He was unavailable that day for further comment, but said Detective William Collins would […]

Police charge former Brunswick state senator after dog bites 2 people

BRUNSWICK — Police charged former state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky on June 6 for two offenses after his dog escaped his fenced-in backyard and bit two passersby on separate occasions. Gerzofsky’s 4-year-old German shepherd, who the Federal Street resident said was a “re-home” dog for which he had hired a trainer, managed to leap over the […]

Sifting History’s Sands: Desert of Maine owner seeks to separate truth from myth at Freeport landmark

FREEPORT — Legend has it that William Tuttle settled the farmland that is now the Desert of Maine in the late 18th century. Mela Heestand, co-owner of the Desert Road landmark since December 2018, doubts he ever existed. The Desert of Maine, which opens again next May, consists of a 20-30-acre “desert” of very fine […]

Topsham receives $31.5K grant for improvements at Cathance River park

The town plans to build a hand-carry boat launch and improve the parking lot at Head of Tide Park.

Bath re-establishes William King Square in honor of Maine’s first governor

The square comprises the land around Bath’s Customs House, on which King’s home was once located.