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Windham Police Department shares “mad cow” video

On Thursday the Windham Police Department shared a funny video on their Facebook page showing Officer Ernest MacVane addressing a “possible mad cow situation,” that has people in stitches. The video is...

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Why shouldn’t you eat a 15 pound lobster?

The story about Larry the Lobster- the fifteen pound crustacean who made national headlines last week- has received a lot of attention from animal rights activists as well as people who care about the...

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Mainers buying tickets to Trump rally just to leave seats empty

Like most Portlanders- and hopefully most Mainers in general- I was repulsed by the idea of yet another campaign visit from Republican presidential candidate and orange-faced monster, Donald Trump, to...

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Gov. LePage makes cameo in viral video about shaming poor people

For the better part of a decade now, Maine governor Paul LePage has embarrassed the people of the Pine Tree State with his seemingly constant stream of offensive statements, and backwards, thoughtless...

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Maine woman blames family’s dry well on Nestle, LePage

On Tuesday a Bridgton native named Liz Johnson made a post on her Facebook page regarding the well on her family’s property. In the post, she blames the Nestle corporation- which owns Poland Spring-...

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Casco Bay SwimRun- first of its kind in U.S.- helps injured veteran’s foundation

On Sunday, seven islands in Casco Bay played host to the first island to island style SwimRun race in the nation. 121 two-person teams competed, covering four miles of open ocean swimming and ten miles...

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Why evicting Portland’s “Tent City” inhabitants solves nothing

There has been a wide array of reactions to the news that the Portland Police Department has begun enforcing the evictions of the people living in what has come to be known in recent weeks as “Tent...

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Why southern Mainers should quit celebrating the national monument

It’s no secret to Mainers that there is a regional divide between the northern and southern parts of the state. To most Mainers, the term “two Maines” is a familiar phrase- those in the south are...

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Why Maine conservatives should support a LePage resignation

After the past six years of embarrassments brought on by our governor- culminating in the absurd circus of the past week- every Mainer should hope that Gov. LePage will decide to resign from office....

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Anti-LePage graffiti mural turning heads in Portland

Tucked behind the sewage plant along the oft-neglected entrance to Back Cove in Portland, the legal graffiti wall lies off the beaten path of locals and tourists alike. Since Friday though, the popular...

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