Lawmakers hear passionate debate over restoring parole in Maine
Advocates said parole is the hope incarcerated people need to better their lives and become productive, but opponents say it will only cause additional trauma to victims and survivors of violent crimes. BY RANDY BILLINGSSTAFF WRITER PORTLAND PRESS HERALD… Read More
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist. BY JOE LAWLOR AND HANNAH LACLAIRE STAFF WRITER PORTLAND PRESS HERALD 3/12/2023 The thwack of beanbags hitting cornhole boards reverberated… Read More
Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine
BY MEGAN GRAY STAFF WRITER | PORTLAND PRESS HERALD | JANUARY 15, 2023 The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts… Read More
14 people have died in Maine prisons and jails in 2022
MCC Executive Director, Rev. Jane Field, and Board member Diane Dicranian, appear on NBC News Channel coverage of “Stop Killing Us” rally in Augusta.
More than 1,000 march in Portland to protest abortion ruling
Posted June 24 Press HeraldBY PENELOPE OVERTON AND MEGAN GRAY STAFF WRITER The ruling means women no longer have a constitutional right to abortion, but Maine state law protects that right within state borders. More than 1,000 people took to the streets of… Read More
Mainers find ways to send aid and support to the people of Ukraine
Mainers find ways to send aid and support to the people of Ukraine
MCC Executive Director Jane Field was a VIP caller on Maine Calling, 4/28/2022
Click here to listen or download it wherever you get your podcasts.
Orrington church suing the governor for pandemic restrictions says its case still matters
Calvary Chapel Bangor is still suing the governor for pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings that haven’t been in effect for more than a year. BY EMILY ALLEN STAFF WRITER PORTLAND PRESS HERALD APRIL 6, 2022 An Orrington church that… Read More
Maine Voices: People of faith urge legislators, Gov. Mills to support tribal sovereignty
L.D. 1626 is a necessary part of seeking reconciliation with the people of the Dawnland. BY EVELYN JOHNSON MOORE AND JOHN HENNESSY SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD February 2, 2022 The Mi’kmaq word “upisktwo,” often translated as “forgiveness,” actually… Read More
Why a Christian minister supports abortion rights
BANGOR DAILYY NEWS January 20, 2022 by Opinion Contributor Rev. Marvin M. Ellison is professor emeritus of Christian ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary. As a Christian minister, I support reproductive rights. The weekend of Jan. 22-23, coinciding with the… Read More
Bill Nemitz: Breaking their silence on abortion – bless them every one
Spurred on by the Maine Council of Churches, clergy members prepare to celebrate a ‘Sabbath for Reproductive Justice.’ BY BILL NEMITZ COLUMNIST – PORTLAND PRESS HERALD January 16, 2022 They will rise to their pulpits next weekend, the 49th… Read More
