3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (752+ words) Maine could see record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave rolls over the state Tuesday. After cooling down slightly on Monday, temperatures are expected to peak in the high 80s for much of the state. In a handful of regions, including the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (831+ words) Residents from every county will converge on Bangor next month to discuss the future of education in Maine. In all, 64 volunteers who raised their hand will take part in what is called a “citizens’ assembly,” with a shared goal to…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (778+ words) A small group of prohibitionists won state approval this week to launch a petition drive to try to close the recreational cannabis market in Maine and bolster the state’s oversight of the medical marijuana market. “The timing is right,” said…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (695+ words) The Mustangs are routinely one of the toughest teams in Class C South and were a run away from reaching the South final last season. Numbers certainly are not a problem for the Mustangs, who carry a roster of 18 players....

5+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (728+ words) For anyone keeping tabs on Maine’s housing market, March brought with it an acute sense of deja vu. Real estate agents last month sold the exact same number of houses for the exact same median price as they did in…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (840+ words) When Brett Goldman moved to Wiscasset from Pennsylvania in 2024, he decided to get the Maine Lighthouse Trust specialty license plate, so he’d have an easier time distinguishing his gray sedan from other gray sedans in a parking lot. With an…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (182+ words) In Maine, vehicles 25 years or older are not automatically exempt from annual inspections, even if registered as antiques. State law does exempt registered antique vehicles from inspection, but that law was amended in 2024 to raise the age threshold from 25 to…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1311+ words) Dr. Sheena Whittaker is no longer surprised when parents refuse the hepatitis B vaccine, eye ointment and a dose of vitamin K for their newborns. A pediatrician at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Whittaker relays the importance of…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (258+ words) Mark LaFlamme’s coverage of the women inmates at the Maine Correctional Center was long overdue (“Maine women inmates accuse transgender prisoner of harassment,” March 4). Men, as a group, pose a danger to women in prison — this is recognized internationally in…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (644+ words) Rabies in Maine is fairly uncommon. As of Monday, state data showed only three reported cases this year: two affecting raccoons in Lincoln and York counties and one affecting livestock in York County. Earlier this month, Burnham town officials received…...