As someone who has devoted my career to public service and education, I deeply appreciate leadership grounded in common sense and practical problem-solving. That is precisely why I want to commend Sen ...

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from June 19-25, 2026.

The boy's father and sister were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials say.

The state issued almost 7,500 building permits last year, exceeding its goal. Meeting it will be harder in the future.

I can see that the associated facts are not important to the editor. What’s important is selling news that could mislead your readers.  One critic’s concern about increased taxes is very narrow-minded ...

Shana Genre is a parent of a child at Longfellow Elementary School and a child at Lincoln Middle School. As a Portland Public ...

Working people deserve a governor who will fight for them and focus on making life more affordable. Bobby Charles is not that ...

For Hewitt, the new museum — which includes four new paintings by Reggie Burrows Hodges, a California native who made ...

I support Sen. Susan Collins because I subscribe to the adage: “Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.” She’s demonstrated a consistency of character that is rare in Washington, D.C.

Mainers are rightly concerned about the consequences of data center proliferation, with each instance consuming vast amounts ...

Before you overdo it, here’s what to know about firing off a pyrotechnic display in your own backyard. Fireworks are legal in ...

Regarding the June 18 op-ed “Graham Platner and the new American pillory,” I am an American Jew and Zionist who was born in the shadow of the Holocaust. Aided by the Biden and Trump administrations, ...