1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (305+ words) The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that Maine's 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases is likely constitutional, overturning a lower court's decision that had blocked the law from being enforced. A three-judge panel vacated a preliminary injunction that…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (399+ words) Dawn Potter, a poet and teacher from Portland, was named Maine's seventh poet laureate on Friday. Potter was announced as the next state poet laureate at the state house in Augusta, during an event marking National Poetry Month. She'll replace…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (305+ words) As a registered nurse since 2002, I have worked in a variety of settings throughout my career, including a significant amount of time in the long-term care sector. Currently, I serve as the executive director of Affinity Care of Maine, providing…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (532+ words) Proud to support Varsity Maine All-Region players and teams. Hammond Lumber Company serves contractors, homeowners and DIYers from 34 locations across Maine and New Hampshire. hammondlumber.com Berry was the state's dominant athlete in the 55-meter hurdles, winning Class A (7.76 seconds)…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (339+ words) I think we all limit ourselves by putting people in boxes " like, "I can't be friends with a 95-year-old because I'm only 50." We need to have more openness. People keep calling my friendship with Marcel "unusual," but I feel like…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (280+ words) Watch actors who can't act, a corpse that won't stay dead, and a mystery that's impossible to solve when the show is literally falling apart around them. It's slapstick, it's fast'paced, it's brilliantly disastrous " and it's guaranteed to leave you…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (35+ words) They sold timber, marketed lots to settlers and pursued payment from squatters and thieves who used the land without the school's permission. Over a century and a half later, in 1975, a federal judge ......

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (330+ words) New data suggests that only a dozen of nearly 200 people arrested during January's immigration enforcement surge in Maine had criminal convictions, and just over two dozen had pending criminal charges. Deportation Data Project, led by researchers at the University of…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (523+ words) Reggae Fest celebrates its 38th anniversary at Sugarloaf with three fun days of reggae music and parties on the outdoor patio known as The Beach, and at bar and restaurants The Widowmaker, King Pine Room and Bullwinkle's. Reggae DJs will be…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (182+ words) In Maine, vehicles 25 years or older are not automatically exempt from annual inspections, even if registered as antiques. State law does exempt registered antique vehicles from inspection, but that law was amended in 2024 to raise the age threshold from 25 to…...