By Amanda Beal Maine is synonymous with outdoor recreation.

By Matthew Gagnon Deering Oaks Park is an iconic part of the Portland cityscape, with more than 55 acres devoted to providing residents with a lush, beautiful place to gather and enjoy 55 acres of green public space in the heart of downtown.

By Karen Fussell and Tony Smith The Municipal Review Committee is a nonprofit organization representing 115 Maine communities that have joined together to ensure the affordable, long-term and environmentally sound disposal of their municipal solid waste.

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By Noel Bonam The hopeful eyes of seniors all across Maine are focused on Congress right now.

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By Matthew Gagnon It is the old, terrible and universally rejected idea that simply refuses to die.

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By Andrew Butcher Maine is at the precipice of a broadband revolution.

By Nancy Battick All genealogists avidly use the census for information about their ancestors.

By Leighton Wass Summertime fishing for togue, or lakers as they are called outside of Maine, has evolved over the years from trolling with metal lines (braided copper and monel) to lead core lines, and finally to downriggers.

By Matthew Gagnon My opinion of Speaker Nancy Pelosi is, to put it mildly, negative.

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By BDN Editorial Board The backlog of criminal cases in Washington County is so bad that it could take 15 years to resolve it, according to one lawyer’s calculations.

By Matthew Gagnon There’s an old saying in politics, “if you’re explaining, you’re losing.

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