2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (401+ words) AUGUSTA — Around 20 people gathered for a pro-ICE demonstrationin front of the State House on Wednesday. The rally came as a response to anti-ICE protests following the death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old from Colombia who was shot and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (497+ words) With a centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Dan Kleban of Cumberland is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine and co-founder of Maine Beer Company. Mainers are proud, hard-working people who don’t ask for handouts. We…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (139+ words) HALLOWELL —The City Council voted 4-1, with two councilors absent Monday, to approve a $3.3 million municipal spending plan for the current fiscal year. The budget represents a 1.5% increase in city-level expenditures from the previous year. The council voted 3-2, with very little debate…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (511+ words) Robert Paquin III is a Maine resident and former executive director of the Rhode Island Republican Party. For years, many Democrats have described Donald Trump as a “never again” moment in American politics. They were right. No party should excuse…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1242+ words) WATERVILLE — Michael Dunson was first prescribed opioids in the early 2000s. He said it ruined his life. In 2020, Dunson, 48, lost the Waterville apartment he shared with his brother. After his brother died, Dunson couldn’t afford the rent, and he ended up…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (962+ words) AUGUSTA — In a rare move, the Augusta Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday to censure member James Orr for his conduct during the student walkout at Cony Middle and High School in April protesting school budget cuts. Dozens gathered in the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (495+ words) WATERVILLE — After debating funding a new economic development director role, the City Council passed its $66.8 million school and municipal budget on a 5-2 vote Tuesday. City Manager Nick Cloutier estimates that the budget will increase the property tax rate by just under…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (511+ words) Maxwell Testa lives in Winthrop. Graham Platner is a man rounding up a mob. Platner does not speak of American values; he opposes them. Just as the various bringers of destruction and persecution have throughout human history, he is rounding…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (252+ words) Centralmaine.com You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (236+ words) Many people, myself included, probably haven’t read the Declaration of Independence since American history class in high school. On this, the 250th anniversary of its adoption, it is well worth a reread. That all men are created equal and are endowed…...