The Date When Maine and NH Start Listening to Christmas Music

It's likely you've been caught in a debate on this subject, and you were probably pretty adamant about it. Yes, the old "When is it OK to start listening to Christmas music?" That depends on who you ask. If you walked into a large retail …

The Maine Idea: Maine’s easy access voting has its downside

During the election just past, an estimated 45% of Maine voters cast their ballots before Election Day through the absentee system that’s the equivalent of early voting in other states. Most of those ballots were mailed, and most were submitted more than a …

Community Plate builds connections in Maine, one potluck supper at a time

On stage at the Freeport Harraseeket Grange on a mid-November Sunday night, Community Plate co-founder and emcee Karl Schatz introduces Nasser Rohani and his wife, Parivash, to the crowd gathered for one of Community Plate’s Story-Sharing Potluck Suppers. …

Maine takes on Elon

Elon Phoenix (3-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (3-3) Philadelphia; Friday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Elon and Maine play at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Black Bears are 3-3 in non-conference play. Maine has a 1-1 record in games decided by less …

Landon Rollo, Maine-Endwell Spartans Football - WBNG 12 Sports Athlete of the Week

Norfolk Admirals vs Maine Mariners

Maine sues Exxon, other oil companies over impact of fossil fuels on climate

(Reuters) – Maine yesterday became the latest state to sue major oil companies including Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and BP (BP.L) and accuse them of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change. Maine Attorney General …

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's Climate Action Plan, federal response

A Bangor lawmaker wants to cap property taxes for Maine seniors

Politics Our political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. …

Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. Included among the parties being sued are Exxon, Shell, Chevron, …