The Madawaska McDonald’s is blocking the government’s new border facility by Hannah Catlin It’s time to welcome back the female hummingbirds to your feeders by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding Throw axes and eat barbecue at this new Bangor restaurant by Emily Burnham Portland’s Love Factory dancers manufacture downtown joy for all by Troy R. Bennett Gardening in a wheelchair is about the right tools and troubleshooting by Sam Schipani Mainers’ connection with nature is fueling an increased interest in witchcraft by Sam Schipani Hundreds celebrate LGBTQ Pride in stationary ‘parade’ at Bangor Raceway by David Marino Jr. These creative Mainers are transforming humble city bus shelters into works of art by Troy R. Bennett Now’s the time to head to the coast to see Maine’s puffins by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding Maine country music stars were the genre’s heart and soul by Troy R. Bennett Increasingly valuable pogie fishing season gets underway in Maine by Troy R. Bennett See the full list of 2021 Maine moose permit lottery winners by Lindsay Putnam Watch the drawing for the 2021 Maine moose permit lottery by Lindsay Putnam While Maine coronavirus numbers dip, Portland’s popular dance club makes its return by Troy R. Bennett Solar eclipse wows viewers at dawn in Maine by Troy R. Bennett Portland’s hot dog man bids farewell after 36 years by Troy R. Bennett This wildflower-filled park is a manmade oasis in Portland by Troy R. Bennett Students remember veterans who ‘died for our freedom’ by placing flags in Belfast cemetery by Abigail Curtis Maine breweries are joining the hard seltzer craze by Emily Burnham 40 years ago, a Mainer dressed as Spider-Man climbed the tallest building in the world by Emily Burnham These Maine fishermen cut a $20,000 pogie net in half because of new regulations by Troy R. Bennett This notorious weed invading Maine can be foraged for a tasty treat by Sam Schipani This 83-year-old isn’t ready to give up his late-in-life passion career by Abigail Curtis A historic Maine schooner built almost a century ago has returned home by Troy R. Bennett Employees purchase iconic Maine T-shirt company by Abigail Curtis Pose for photos in a ‘50s diner and upside down room at Brewer’s new ‘selfie museum’ by Emily Burnham Self-described packrat reunites family with long-lost junk shop photo album by Troy R. Bennett If you want to spot more birds this summer, study your range maps by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding ‘Clean cannabis’ program wants more Mainers choosing pesticide-free pot by Sam Schipani Maine’s iconic food businesses are getting creative to meet your pandemic needs by Lori Valigra Tapping trees and debating the CMP corridor on the curriculum at Maine’s newest charter school by Abigail Curtis If you care about the planet, decide what to do with your body when you die by Sam Schipani With a nod to the past, a Maine couple preserves gravestones and maintains historic cemeteries by Abigail Curtis Caribou woman hopes adaptive training will help her earn another US parabobsled team berth by Ernie Clark More than a million people have watched this Maine rapper’s new video by Troy R. Bennett Portland’s food truck scene looks ready to boom after a rough year by Nick Schroeder Dozens of bald eagles flock to this midcoast compost business by Abigail Curtis A near-death experience breathes new life into Maine songwriter’s career by Troy R. Bennett Behind the scenes of investigating the Maine State Police by Callie Ferguson, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Erin Rhoda A trooper hit his wife. The Maine State Police sent him to rehab. by Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald Doctors thought this porcupine had a tumor. It turned out she was pregnant with a porcupette. by Leela Stockley A look at the misconduct hidden by Maine’s largest police force by Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Callie Ferguson Read the Maine State Police discipline records by Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Callie Ferguson Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret by Callie Ferguson, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Erin Rhoda Here are the best photos from Bangor’s Kenduskeag canoe race by Troy R. Bennett You’ve probably never seen a deer that looks like this by John Holyoke Mainer will brave Louisiana swamps, alligators and poisonous snakes while naked by Aislinn Sarnacki Maine’s once booming country music bottle clubs are just barely hanging on by Troy R. Bennett How to go rockhounding for Maine gems and crystals by Aislinn Sarnacki A Belfast teen didn’t think she’d go to college. She’s graduating with scholarship offers. by Abigail Curtis Northern Light has turned Bangor’s Cross Center into a well-oiled vaccination machine by David Marino Jr. Maine has more than 150 COVID-19 vaccine sites. Here’s how to get an appointment. by Jessica Piper Maine dancers’ 1st live indoor performance will pay homage to our pandemic year by Troy R. Bennett Some Maine taprooms eager to open indoors while others decide to wait by Lori Valigra This small mountain just outside Ellsworth offers a short hike with lovely scenery by Aislinn Sarnacki Maine hiker photographs the beauty of the wilderness through a crystal ball by Aislinn Sarnacki Mainers giving staggering amounts of ‘trash’ to donation sites and thrift stores by Nick Schroeder How to tell which Maine birds are serenading you this spring by Bob Duchesne, Good Birding The pandemic left him without a home. Now he’s finishing his 2nd public art project. by Troy R. Bennett What we saw on a road trip through Maine 1 year into the pandemic by Eesha Pendharkar Maine boy was suffering nearly 200 seizures a day. Now he’s gone 27 days without one. by Abigail Curtis This white songbird found in Maine may be a chickadee with a feather condition by Aislinn Sarnacki Long-hidden photos of a forgotten Maine finally on view after more than 60 years by Troy R. Bennett Nor’easter dumping up to a foot of fresh snow across Maine by Christopher Burns Teachers plunge into icy ocean, buying books and demonstrating courage to students by Troy R. Bennett Eat, drink and skate away your winter blues at these 3 Portland-area venues by Troy R. Bennett Local businesses are the big losers with canceled high school basketball tourney by Ernie Clark Maine political leaders celebrate ‘new day’ after Joe Biden’s inauguration by Christopher Burns The story of the wild Maine lumberjack who inspired the name of a local gin by Emily Burnham Wearing masks in an empty gym defines season opener for Bangor basketball team by Ernie Clark 3 stories of very good Maine lighthouse dogs by Troy R. Bennett Susan Collins recounts the moment rioters stormed the Capitol by Susan Collins
These creative Mainers are transforming humble city bus shelters into works of art by Troy R. Bennett
While Maine coronavirus numbers dip, Portland’s popular dance club makes its return by Troy R. Bennett
Students remember veterans who ‘died for our freedom’ by placing flags in Belfast cemetery by Abigail Curtis
40 years ago, a Mainer dressed as Spider-Man climbed the tallest building in the world by Emily Burnham
Pose for photos in a ‘50s diner and upside down room at Brewer’s new ‘selfie museum’ by Emily Burnham
Tapping trees and debating the CMP corridor on the curriculum at Maine’s newest charter school by Abigail Curtis
With a nod to the past, a Maine couple preserves gravestones and maintains historic cemeteries by Abigail Curtis
Caribou woman hopes adaptive training will help her earn another US parabobsled team berth by Ernie Clark
Behind the scenes of investigating the Maine State Police by Callie Ferguson, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Erin Rhoda
A trooper hit his wife. The Maine State Police sent him to rehab. by Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald
Doctors thought this porcupine had a tumor. It turned out she was pregnant with a porcupette. by Leela Stockley
A look at the misconduct hidden by Maine’s largest police force by Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Callie Ferguson
Read the Maine State Police discipline records by Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Callie Ferguson
Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret by Callie Ferguson, Matt Byrne, Portland Press Herald and Erin Rhoda
A Belfast teen didn’t think she’d go to college. She’s graduating with scholarship offers. by Abigail Curtis
Northern Light has turned Bangor’s Cross Center into a well-oiled vaccination machine by David Marino Jr.
This small mountain just outside Ellsworth offers a short hike with lovely scenery by Aislinn Sarnacki
The pandemic left him without a home. Now he’s finishing his 2nd public art project. by Troy R. Bennett
Maine boy was suffering nearly 200 seizures a day. Now he’s gone 27 days without one. by Abigail Curtis
Teachers plunge into icy ocean, buying books and demonstrating courage to students by Troy R. Bennett
