By Setareh Jalali It's easy to watch the situation in Afghanistan with pity as videos showed Afghans clinging to and falling from planes carrying out foreign nationals. It's even easier to watch the 6 o'clock news or listen to the…
By Setareh Jalali David Lidstone, 81, lived in the woods of New Hampshire off I-93 in a small cabin for 27 years. The quintessential off-the-grid man, complete with a long white beard to rival Gandalf’s, Lidstone was completely self-sufficient. He…
By Setareh Jalali After more than a year of construction, Portland’s first roundabout will be open to traffic today in Deering Center. The area near the University of Maine School of Law used to be a six-way intersection with long waits and…
On Aug. 4 and 5, one of the most innovative and ambitious public artworks will bring its beauty to Maine with Remote Theatre Project’s “A Message from Far Away." The events, spread over two days, are a collaboration with Good Change Theatre’s “The Walk,”…
By Andrew Rice, Sun Journal LEWISTON — With the election just a few months away, a rift has formed within Lewiston’s Democratic Committee. City Councilor Safiya Khalid, who had been the local party’s vice chair since 2017, took to social…
By Scott Thistle, Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Thursday night voted down a bill to form a consumer-owned utility to buy the assets of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, reversing the results of initial Senate…
By Setareh Jalali Following the shark attack last summer that left one woman dead, Maine state beaches and coastal parks announced that this summer they will display a flag to warn beachgoers if a shark has been spotted nearby. The attack last…
By Setareh Jalali Plea negotiations have begun for the Maine man charged in the Capitol riot that took place this past January. Kyle Fitzsimmons, 37, of Lebanon, Maine, was arrested in February and is currently awaiting trial at a jail in Washington, D.C. He…
By Setareh Jalali Some good news for Portland Public School students: The Portland School Board voted this week to adjust the start and end times for the city’s public schools. Per the school board’s proposal document, the schedule for the 2021-2022…
