Feb. 23, 2025, marks 80 years since one of the most powerful and patriotic images was taken of war — the U.S. Marines raising ...

Tyler Hadyniak lives with his family on Beaver Ridge Road in Freedom. The Hadyniaks moved to town in 1997 to escape the noise of New Jersey, opting for the other side of the pendulum: 90 acres of land ...

Start with a lucrative bonus, add 3% back on restaurants, 1.5% back outside of bonus categories and flexible redemption options, and you have a winner. The card's rewards structure isn't the ...

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So, I have resorted occasionally to turning the system off just to allow me a few seconds of freedom. But I can live with that. It’s the chronically distracted drivers who are the biggest challenge.

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally. In ...

Recent letters by John Gallup (Herald, Jan. 17) and Ian Root (Herald, Jan. 17), got me to thinking, and wondering why the American flag is so prominently displayed in so many U.S. churches. While ...

This residential flagpole is perfect for flying a variety of flags to display your pursuit for independence, democracy and freedom. The ability to fly 2 flags at the same time allows it to easily ...

Instead, U.S. Army officials and Maine police officers failed to act, in part because a substitute “yellow flag” flag passed at the behest of Gov. Janet Mills wasn’t well understood.

From New York-style boiled bagels to Montreal-inspired wood-fired ones to some sourdough ones in between, there are lots of great bagels in southern Maine and several shops have the accolades to ...