Mills cutting pulpwood orders cause ‘world of hurt’ for Maine loggers
At least two Maine paper mills that have been major buyers of pulpwood dramatically cut orders in the past couple
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Maine potato farmers become award-winning winemakers
EAST HODGDON, Maine — Veronica and Richard Sloat of East Hodgdon farmed potatoes for 17 years, but a fun Christmas
Read MoreNew census data show where Maine’s newcomers are moving
Your Data Monitor correspondents have written about the influx of new residents to Maine a few times in the past several months,
Read MoreGardiner girls basketball coach retires after 19 seasons
Mike Gray will always remember the 2015 Eastern Maine Class B basketball tournament. Gray’s Gardiner High School girls basketball team
Read MoreMaine lawmaker sees malls as the solution to the housing shortage
When Cyrus Butler built the country’s first enclosed shopping mall in 1828, its large foyer and distance from other retail
Read MoreMaine isn’t checking for underage marijuana sales like alcohol
AUGUSTA, Maine — Nearly 2 1/2 years after adult-use cannabis sales began in Maine, regulators here have cited no stores
Read MoreWashington County struggles with chronic school bus driver shortage
The shortage of school bus drivers has reached a crisis point in Washington County, with school administrators resorting to extreme
Read MoreBullet-proof vest donated to Aroostook Sheriff’s drug dog
HOULTON, Maine – A recent donation of body armor will help protect Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office police dog Kimber as
Read MoreUMaine students connect with their faith at Ash Wednesday Mass
There’s just one requirement for a person to receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads on
Read MoreThis Maine movie theater will celebrate 100th anniversary with 25-cent tickets
The silver screen at Rockland’s Strand Theatre has seen it all. Since the dawn of the 20th century, it has reflected
Read MoreThese Mainers want to artists to return to Perkins Cove
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Picturesque Perkins Cove has long been popular with summertime artists. Painters from southern New England began setting
Read MoreRural Mainers 5 times more likely to live far from ambulance stations
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Read MoreLake homes overtaking camps in northern Aroostook County
SINCLAIR, Maine — An influx of people are buying camps and lake homes in northern Aroostook County since the COVID-19 pandemic
Read MoreThere will be no Bangor-Brewer football rivalry game this year
Greater Bangor’s biggest rivalry game will not happen this year. The Bangor Rams and Brewer Witches have met on the
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