Cheverus climbs poll after big victories over rivals; Leavitt inches higher.
Portland
Posted inFood
It’s farmers market season in Maine. Here’s what to expect
In central and southern Maine, farmers markets are starting to supply early crops and gather excitement about extending the growing season.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Here are the free concerts, opera and musicals you can see in Maine this summer
The Mallet Brothers Band, Don Campbell and Pete Kilpatrick are among the local musicians doing free shows as part of several summer concert series.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Top 10 girls lacrosse poll: A fast riser and a new No. 1
The top 5 gets a shakeup with changes to the top two spots.
Posted inNews, Politics, Schools & Education
Portland charter school would serve multilingual, disabled students — if lawmakers don’t intervene
The Legislature’s education committee has unanimously approved lowering Maine’s cap on the number of charter schools. It could spell trouble for a new middle and high school specializing in vulnerable populations.
Posted inMaine, News
Could Maine finally create a statewide system for tracking rape kits?
A proposal died when the Legislature ran out of time last year. While there’s more support for the effort this year, lawmakers wonder if they will have the funding.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Under federal pressure, some of Maine’s colleges are renaming DEI offices
Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like ‘community’ and ‘belonging.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine voter ID supporters challenge state’s ballot language
In addition to requiring a photo ID while casting a ballot, the initiative would make it harder to vote absentee and add requirements for municipal elections workers.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Preserving Maine’s hunting methods, not constitutional rights, is most important | Column
The effort to enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the Maine constitution may not be the solution that hunting supporters think it is, Erin Merrill writes.
Posted inGuides, Things to Do
Here are 29 places to shop for vintage clothing and accessories in Maine
Stores across the state carry a full range of vintage goods.