Obituary: Chrissy Marie Connolly-Smith

I agree with Bernard Mohr’s Jan. 19 letter concerning Graham Platner (“Graham Platner may want to consider changing course“). He needs to first demonstrate his value to Mainers by having a history in state, not going right to the top. If…

Just in time to hunker down this weekend.

LEWISTON, January 21, 2026 -Federal agents assmeble Wednesday morning at 165 Bartlett Street in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Federal agents assemble Wednesday morning outside an apartment on Bartlett…

Faith leaders from the Greater Portland area gather with others on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, near the Cumberland County Jail, where people detained by ICE in other states are being held, to pray and sing in support of the detainees. (Derek…

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid drive through Gaza City after entering from Israel via the Zikim crossing, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) "…

AUGUSTA ME – JAN. 13: Sen. Joseph Baldacci, D-Bangor, casts a vote Tuesday January 13, 2026 in the Senate chamber of the Maine State House in Augusta. Baldacci announced that heÕd be entering MaineÕs Congressional District 2…

The red-bellied woodpecker’s range has been extending into Maine for decades, with populations becoming more established and reported, particularly in southern Maine, since the early 2000s. Courtesy: Doug Hitchcox, Maine Audubon. "…

Not long ago, I went looking for the resolution to the words “Four dead in O-hi-o,” a line from  the song “Ohio.” The lyrics were penned by singer/songwriter Neil Young following the May 4, 1970 killing of…