We can predict the outcome of 50 percent of the municipal races in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. Right now. No need to wait for Nov. 5.  No candidate debates, speeches or ads are going to change these results. Here we go:  Auburn: Jonathan Labonte, mayor; Council: Ward 1, Tizz Crowley, Ward 2, Robert […]

On Wednesday, students at Oak Hill High School participated in the State Farm-sponsored Celebrate My Drive event by operating a “Driving Simulator” and experiencing a “Seatbelt Convincer,” all part of the community’s effort to raise awareness of the hazards of driving. In Lewiston, students, their families and members of the community are being asked to […]

This year’s blueberry crop is predicted to be bountiful, having escaped the ravages of the Asian spotted drosophilia. The strawberries — despite a super soggy June — were big and plentiful. The sweet corn tastes better here than just about anywhere else. Pick-your-own apple orchards have been flooded with visitors, and the commercial operations are […]

In Wilton Thursday, students from the Cushing School crawled through the Chesterville Fire Department’s smoke trailer, one of many Fire Prevention Week events held across Maine in recent days. Greeting them when they emerged was the friendly, huggable mascot Sparky the fire dog. Firefighters also talked to students about what they should do if they […]

A soldier is “essential” when alive. Not essential when dead? Is that the official stance of the United States’ Congress and the Pentagon? Apparently so. Or at least it was until the politically-valuable court of public opinion erupted this week. On Saturday, a 19-year-old American soldier was killed in Afghanistan. On Sunday, four more were […]

An editorial published Sunday on Page C11 should have said in the first paragraph that state Rep. Kenneth Fredette has proposed tightening some rules for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.

Gov. Paul LePage presented the Legislature with $34 million in budget cuts last week, which Democrats quickly labeled as a rehash of the same cuts they recently rejected. And they were expecting what? That the governor would change his priorities just to please them? The governor’s budget proposal last year proposed deeper and more destructive […]

While some are calling it “welfare reform,” Rep. Kenneth Fredette’s proposal to tighten some state TANF rules seems more like a modest attempt to improve the program. The Maine House Republican leader Wednesday introduced two bills that would, if approved in the next legislative session, make what Fredette calls “common-sense” changes that most taxpayers would […]