This week’s poem, by Michele Pavitt, tells of a supermarket encounter with tender humans. I love how the imagery of banal ...

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I have fond memories of Maine. Now I cringe at how ugly the state’s politics are becoming.This is what happens when ...

As if our president did not have more important things to do — like end his war of choice that is costing Americans billions ...

And it is precisely why Pride matters more than ever. The word “pride” carries baggage, I know. In religious contexts especially, we’ve inherited warnings about pride as arrogance, as the first of the ...

TOPSHAM — For the 17 seniors on the York boys lacrosse team, its Class B semifinal Tuesday against Kennebunk was a chance to ...

Holding an 11-9 lead, Marshwood was hit with back-to-back crosscheck-to-the-head penalties. Greely got a goal from Allen with ...

After a 1-2-3 first inning, Gorham High junior pitcher Hunter Finck skipped off the mound at Ed Flaherty Field on his way to ...

The Freeport girls lacrosse team’s regular-season schedule included six games against Class A competition and plenty of games ...

Their disagreement over a couple of provisions during contract negotiations spilled into the public eye last week.

Both Route 1 and Haigis Parkway have since reopened. Meanwhile, CMP has restored power to all of the 5,000-plus customers who ...

Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Marginal Way and Preble Street at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.