There are 30 homes on North River Road in Auburn, a couple of businesses and several working farms, including the Ewe Turn Farm on the northerly end of the road. There is regular traffic on that road, with folks commuting to work and farmers taking and making deliveries.No one who lives on that road or […]

Wednesday was the perfect summer day: sunny, breezy and warm. So, we went for a walk. It wasn’t until we returned to the office that it struck us: The streets of Lewiston were bereft of children.Sure, there was the occasional adult moving hurriedly from one place to another and there was the shirtless panhandler looking […]

Bravo to the unidentified witness who broke up a burglary ring in Durham on Tuesday. The man was driving on Route 9 when he spotted two people wearing dark hoods jump from a car and run between some houses.Hooded sweatshirts in 90-degree heat? Something just didn’t add up.The witness stopped and knocked on the doors […]

Residents of Mexico and Rumford have reason to be wary of those sworn to protect them. They also have reason to suspect that, when it comes to criminal accusations, cops may get more friendly and protective treatment than ordinary citizens.On Thursday, Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter outright refused to provide a booking photograph of a […]

We thank Maine Sen. Susan Collins for continuing her exhaustive hearings into the agency responsible for securing our homeland. Tuesday, we learned from her committee that the people running FEMA were not only incompetent but also selfish and corrupt.Collins’ Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday revealed “egregious examples of wasteful and even fraudulent spending” in the […]

Holding elected office is not for the squeamish. It’s tough satisfying the public’s many needs with limited resources, and the constituents who elect officials can quickly turn on them when dissatisfied.Waterford Selectman Whizzer Wheeler is a recent casualty of public life.Last week, explaining that his wife has become so “upset with all the personal attacks […]

Life is full of compromises, and the city of Auburn made two good ones Monday night.First, the city decided to phase in new property values, reducing the impact of a large tax hike for most homeowners. The decision essentially reduces a shift in tax burden from commercial taxpayers to homes and apartments.According to the city’s […]

The dog days of summer are upon us. In the next few days, temperatures across the region are expected to stay in the mid-80 to mid-90 degree range. So far, and fortunately, there have been no reports that this ongoing wave of heat has claimed any lives in Maine. But, twice in the last 10 […]

The dog days of summer are upon us. In the next few days, temperatures across the region are expected to stay in the mid-80 to mid-90 degree range. So far, and fortunately, there have been no reports that this ongoing wave of heat has claimed any lives in Maine. But, twice in the last 10 […]

Four years ago, Norway’s Main Street was repeatedly vandalized by what was then considered a gang of young kids up to no good.At the time, educator Jeanie Stone offered to organize a summer camp for the teens, giving them something to do and – she hoped – build their self-esteem and redirect their energy.Four years […]