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Old Town man carries on his late wife’s legacy through their woodlot and observatory

by Emily Burnham 4 hours ago

Bryan Wells’ brilliantly colored and highly detailed images of deep space objects will be on display Saturday at the 2026 Maine Science Festival, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

Graham Platner responds to Janet Mills’ ad blitz at rural Maine town hall event

by Benjamin Kail 8 hours agoMarch 25, 2026

Maine radio legend isn’t mad about his firing. But it’s not how he would have handled it.

by Larry Mahoney 18 hours agoMarch 25, 2026

Inside the years-long effort to dissolve a Penobscot County town

by Kasey Turman March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Nirav Shah voted in Georgia during the 2024 election

by Benjamin Kail March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

State

How WVOM handled Bangor radio legend George Hale’s firing on the air

by Michael Shepherd March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

State

Maine lawmakers targeted by social media campaign opposing data center ban

by Daniel O'Connor March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

NH firm wants to revive Bucksport freight rail service

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Mehmet Oz escalates Medicaid fraud claims against Maine and other states

by Bram Sable-Smith, KFF Health News March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Bangor council wants plans for $75M rec center tweaked

by Kasey Turman March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

He found a unique solution to stay in his Maine home as he ages

by Kathleen O'Brien March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

A massive Republican campaign forms to defend Susan Collins

by Benjamin Kail March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Ellsworth mulls $100K program to protect ash trees from emerald ash borer

by Sabrina Martin March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

EMMC nurses, hospital reach tentative deal, averting strike

by Wendy Watkins March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Why Amazon is making an aggressive expansion into rural Maine

by Daniel O'Connor March 21, 2026

Road project will create long detour in Hancock County town

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Midcoast RV resort proposal at odds with a piece of Maine’s blueberry landscape

by Bridget Huber March 20, 2026

Can a Bush scion separate from Maine’s crowded Republican primary pack?

by Benjamin Kail March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Down East man peddles affordability by selling potatoes in Maine parking lots

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 20, 2026March 22, 2026

How commercial air service has evolved at Presque Isle’s airport

by Cameron Levasseur March 20, 2026March 20, 2026