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Can I talk about my husband’s affair if it leads to violence?

I feel like he's defending his affair partner by telling me not to expose the affair.

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‘What Can You Do With a Cardboard Box..?” Lots!

Emma Hutton Stands Behind Her Friend Aela Paterno Today By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,511) “I love this so much,” said Aela Paterno, 2, this afternoon on the Eastern Promenade.  “I see a castle...

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So long, Tebow

Tim Tebow’s highly watched and short-lived career with the New England Patriots has come to an end. Tebow, 25, was cut today from the Patriots’ roster, failing to convince the team that a third...

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Driver cut out of car after crash with charter bus on Route 1

BELFAST, Maine — By the time rescue crews were done with the Subaru Impreza after a bad crash Saturday evening, it looked more like a crumpled tin can than a car. But the driver survived the accident,...

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Saturday’s college scores

FOOTBALL Maine 23, Norfolk State 6 FIELD HOCKEY Saint Joseph’s 2, Eastern Conn. State 1 Southern Maine 3, Wheaton 0 WOMEN’S SOCCER Dean 1, Southern Maine CC 0 (2OT) Gordon 1, Southern Maine 0 (OT)...

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Bingo: UMaine football opens with victory over Norfolk State

NORFOLK, Va. — Now we know why the University of Maine calls the play “Bingo.” Norfolk State’s Spartans found out, too, just in time to see the back of Zedric Joseph’s jersey as the senior dashed 85...

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Boston’s Peavy shuts down former team in 7-2 victory

BOSTON — Right-hander Jake Peavy started against his former team for the first time since the Chicago White Sox sent him to Boston in a three-team deal at the trading deadline and came away with a...

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Country star Luke Bryan plays to sold-out Waterfront crowd

BANGOR, Maine — There’s a reason people like Luke Bryan, one of the hottest country stars in America, who performed Saturday night at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion on the Bangor Waterfront. Maybe...

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Could bombing Syria kill more civilians than it saves?

Could bombing Syria kill more civilians than it saves? The answer is clearly yes, and for two reasons. The first is that our bombs will kill people. The United States will do everything it can to...

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Shelter asks for help caring for more than 30 cats taken from southern Maine...

BERWICK, Maine — A Berwick animal shelter is looking for volunteers to help foster more than 30 cats that reportedly were seized from the home of a Berwick woman on Saturday morning. Peg Wheeler, who...

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Nevada brothels wither as Internet disrupts oldest trade

In the fiscal year ended June 30, Lyon's four brothels paid it $369,600 in business-licensing fees and $17,800 from work permits for the prostitutes.

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HSUS for Fair Bear Hunting?

HSUS for Fair…wait…did you think the name of this entity was Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting? mmm…so did a lot of folks. “Mainers” in this case is code word for Humane Society of the United States, based...

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Young adults may be less resistant to join Obamacare

The reason the White House needs young adults — their low health-care costs — is the same one that could make them the least likely to purchase health care.

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Don’t text to a driver!

Texting while driving is probably the most dangerous thing generally law-abiding people do on a regular basis. We’ve only just begun to face up to that—and figure out how to stop ourselves. This...

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Magic Kingdoms

August has expired , and with it the prime of what is projected to be a record-setting year for the business of pleasure as conducted at amusement parks. Experts expect U.S. theme-park revenue to climb...

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You know that line about women making 77 cents for every dollar men earn?...

By focusing our outrage into a tidy, misleading statistic we've missed the actual challenges.

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Pioneering British broadcaster David Frost dies of heart attack

LONDON — British journalist David Frost, best known for interviewing former U.S President Richard Nixon, died of a heart attack on Saturday at the age of 74, the BBC said Sunday. Frost is most famous...

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Cutler, Michaud weigh in on Gov. LePage record 82 vetoes; suggest what they...

AUGUSTA, Maine — If Eliot Cutler were governor today, the state’s Medicaid system would cover 70,000 more people. If Mike Michaud were governor, the state’s minimum wage would be going up. Bills aimed...

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King, Pingree applaud Obama’s decision to seek Congress approval before...

Mainers in Congress applauded President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval before moving forward with military action against Syria. However, they are not sure how they’ll vote. “I...

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Aroostook Hops

Aroostook Hops held its third annual Hops Picking Party over the Labor Day weekend and more than 25 volunteers showed up to pluck the succulent green hops cones from the vines at Jason Johnston and...

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