9 months ago Old news notices By Nancy Battick You’ve undoubtedly used newspapers in your genealogical research for articles on major life events such as marriages or obituaries.
9 months ago Cast your vote on Sangerville Town Hall To the Editor; In the summer and fall of 2022, the Sangerville Town Hall faced a significant setback when the Maine Municipal Association canceled its property coverage due to necessary repairs.
9 months ago The uncomfortable realities of free speech By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this month, biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, this year’s class valedictorian at the University of Southern California, was informed that she would not be allowed to make the traditional address to her graduating class.
9 months ago Moved by the sun and moon By Irv Williams Maine was in the national spotlight on April 8 when the total eclipse of the sun occurred in a swath measuring 115 miles wide swept through the state from border to border.
9 months ago The state’s insatiable hunger to spend your money has no end By Matthew Gagnon For the last five years, the Maine state government has seemingly been on a mission to spend as much money as humanly possible.
9 months ago RootsTech a good resource Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City hosts the RootsTech genealogical conference.
9 months ago Eclipse allowed us to glimpse a brighter future To the Editor; For a brief period, the urban hubs caught in the eclipse’s path seemed to shed the weight of the world’s troubles momentarily: They ceased dwelling on the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, the burden of high taxes, looming bills, tragic violence, and the divisive gun discourse.
9 months ago I hear echoes of failed Thissell Pond project in state’s plan to save whitefish in Haymock By Bob Mallard The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently proposed stocking lake trout in Haymock Lake in the Allagash Region.
9 months ago A Monday in Maine that eclipsed expectations By BDN Editorial Board Anticipation was already sky-high across a large swath of Maine ahead of Monday, April 8’s total solar eclipse.
9 months ago Defending civil liberties for Nazis doesn’t mean you like them By Matthew Gagnon Last summer, Maine was abuzz with talk of a neo-Nazi training ground being formed by white supremacist Christopher Pohlhaus in Springfield.
9 months ago Referendum should focus solely on dam removal or retention To the Editor; I had assumed the referendum question concerning the fate of the Mayo Mill Dam would be clear and concise.
10 months ago This spring adventure wasn’t worth what I paid for the coffee By Bill Green One of my rules as a journalist was to report ahead of the season.
10 months ago Total eclipse is totally awesome To the Editor; As the total eclipse of the sun approaches Maine on Monday, from my perspective, one single aspect of this phenomenon stands out as totally awesome First, the basics.