SOUTH THOMASTON — John Kazneki owner of the Gypsy Traveler, lives in South Thomaston. A photographer by trade he is making a mark another way, by designing and building the Gypsy Traveler, a small…

CAMDEN — Bald eagles used to be a common sight in Camden, back in the early 2000s when there was a nesting pair that annually worked hard to raise a family on Curtis Island. But a big storm…

A Phippsburg man is recovering today from a self-inflicted rifle wound he sustained yesterday near Popham Beach, according to the Maine Dept. of Public Safety.

Thomas…

CAMDEN - Living up to its tradition of kids, kids, kids and candy, candy, candy, Pearl Street in Camden, Oct. 31, did not disappoint the young and old as they crowded the street and vied for…

SOUTH THOMASTON - The Kelpie Gallery and the Georges River Land Trust announced the results of the third annual Wet Paint on the Weskeag! benefit auction, held on Aug. 14. The event grossed $16,…

CAMDEN — It was cold and blustery Sunday, Oct. 23 at the top of Mt. Battie, but that did not stop a crowd of people from attending a re-dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly…

CAMDEN — Hikers, snowshoe enthusiasts, and mountain bikers aiming to reach the Ragged Mountain summit now have the option of parking at the Camden Snow Bowl in order to make the trek.

Two…

LINCOLNVILLE — It can happen before you know it, and without realizing you've let your dogs outside to do their business in the yard at the absolute worst time. For our family, the witching hour…

According to Maine's Official Fall Foliage website, all but coastal parts of Down East are at peak color, but there is still plenty of color to see and not a lot of leaf drop yet.

The 2016…

The 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports moderate to high color spreading throughout Maine. Northern Maine and the western mountains…

OWLS HEAD – The Owls Head Transportation Museum was the scene of the museum's Foreign Auto Festival on Sept. 24 and 25. It was the museum's final auto event and aeroplane show of the season. Even…

ROCKPORT — A new one-and-three-quarter mile fitness trail officially opened around the Pen Bay Medical Center property, Saturday, Sept. 17. The trail circumnavigates the hospital grounds, yet is…

BELFAST – It was a perfect day for flying. Belfast Airport and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EEA), Belfast Chapter 1434 hosted an open house community day and fly in at the airport…

ROCKLAND — David Troup of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has tried his hand at growing a giant pumpkin. The Farnsworth has partnered with three other Midcoast organizations, Boothbay…

The public is invited to participate in a free chainsaw skills workshop geared for both novices and more experienced loggers. The workshop, which will take place September 24 from 9 a.m…

Camden — The Camden-Rockport Pathways Committee celebrated the completion of the Seabright section of the Camden Riverwalk with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, held at Seabright park near…

The State's Drought Task Force held its second 2016 meeting Sept. 8 to discuss current drought conditions across the state. The DTF assists…

CAMDEN - It doesn’t matter if you’re big or small, short or tall, we all love ice cream. Based on consumer surveys, vanilla and chocolate are still the most popular flavors to consume among…

CAMDEN — The Camden Windjammer Festival opened on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Camden Public Landing, an annual Labor Day tradition in this town known for schooners and lobsters, an amphitheatre…

OWLS HEAD — Pilot Charles Lynch of White Plains, NY, joked about being the pilot of his WWII plane. “When we arrive at an airshow and that lower door opens, the kids jump out, the dogs jump out,…

OWLS HEAD — Antique and vintage motorcycles take center stage at the Owls Head Transportation Museum's annual Vintage Motorcycle Festival and Antique Aeroplane Show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3…

THOMASTON – It was a great evening for a picnic. Mike Miller's Steelin' Thunder played to the crowd on the outdoor stage at the General…

CAMDEN — The weather held and the Reny’s Plaza parking lot, at 33 Elm St., filled with people as quickly as it filled with cars. K2 Music held its second Country Music Showcase to the delight of…

NORTHPORT and ISLESBORO— The Islesboro Crossing for LifeFlight, an open water fundraising swim, has been steadily growing since…

Friends of the Weskeag invites the public to join Keel Kemper, regional biologist with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, for an informational walk at the R. Waldo Tyler Wildlife…

ROCKLAND – Several crew members of the USS Raphael Peralta drove up from Bath to volunteer at the 2016 Lobster Festival in Rockland. Aside from scattered rain showers keeping Saturday afternoon…

OWLS HEAD — At the age of eight, Julie Clark of Cameron Park, Calif., skipped school one day in order to ‘ride the line’ with her airline pilot father. She knew right then that she wanted to be…

CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl will open for business this winter with a $920,000 budget, increased ticket prices, fewer complimentary passes, and a goal of operating for a minimum of 60 days. The…

CAMDEN — A proposed $920,000 budget to operate the Camden Snow Bowl for this coming year was presented to the Select Board in mid-July, and it already has generated strong debate. Bundled in it…

A federal grant of nearly $393,000 will help pay for the removal of a deteriorating dam on the Sheepscot River in Whitefield to allow passage of Atlantic Salmon, herring and other fish.

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GERRARDSTOWN, W. Va. — Lincolnville seventh-grader Abigail Hammond, 13, has only been targeting shooting for about a year, but this month she proved she has serious natural skills and competitive…

For most of this summer, the planet Jupiter is the king of our evening sky. Named for the Romans' king of the gods, the largest planet in…

Sitting on the desert floor, it's hard to avoid cactus nettles, but I barely move. There's a wild stallion edging closer to my back, his neck stretched down toward me, ears forward. He's curious,…

The public is invited to walk through a productive blueberry barren on top of Appleton Ridge to explore the link between pollinators and Maine blueberry production. Francis Drummond, professor of…

AUGUSTA — If you know you have bats in your neighborhood, or know where you often see bats on hiking trails or during camping trips, biologists with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library Summer Reading Program will be taking place the entire month of July, with a special event each week. All of the programs are free to the public.

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CAMDEN — Hope Tri participants will be donning their swimwear for the LiveStrong YMCA cancer program fundraiser on Saturday, July 16. YMCA Executive Director Troy Curtis made the announcement…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library Summer Reading Program will be taking place the entire month of July, with a special event each week. All of the programs are free to the public.

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Chewonki Campground co-owner Pam Brackett is an early riser anyway, but there were many others waking early Saturday in Wiscasset for a special reason.

The inaugural running of the Rock…

The Camden Classics Cup, scheduled for July 28-30, will open the classic yacht racing season in Maine and serve as the opening event for Camden Classics Week. The race weekend is positioned the…

ROCKPORT — For more than a decade, Maine Water Company and Coastal Mountains Land Trust have been talking about establishing protection for the 1,405 acres of corporate-owned land in West Rockport…

The Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the Waldoboro Youth Summer Recreation Program. The program provides five weeks of structured activities and field trips for…

BELFAST — View the wild faces and places of the proposed 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park through a fine-art photography exhibit that will premier July 1 and be on display thru July 31…

TENANTS HARBOR — Think all you need is a pair of good boots to get in a quick hike after work this summer? Think again.

Author Peter Kick has some advice and it’s going to sound a lot like…

CAMDEN — Camden Town Meeting moderator Roger Moody was forced to request a vote count Wednesday night, when the show of hands vote on whether to enact the town’s new bird feeding ordinance came up…

CAMDEN - Following some passionate discussion on both sides of the much talked-about and publicly debated $297,303 Snow Bowl deficit, the full house of Camden voters at the Opera House voted in…

OWLS HEAD — Celebrate Father's Day at the Owls Head Transportation Museum on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, when the Museum will host the popular All-American Auto Meet. Gates open to the…

AUGUSTA — With an early spring and dry weather conditions, the Department of Inland fisheries and Wildlife is reporting that Maine's black bears have been causing more conflicts with many Maine…

The Watershed School in Camden announces a new summer series of workshops in creative writing, robotics, and the intersection of art and math for 12- to 17-year-olds.  Workshops will be…