As flooding continues in Winslow, town drafts plan for possible solution
The intersection where Bay Street meets China Road has regularly flooded for decades, and town officials hope $2.7 million in
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Volunteers start to replant dunes in South Portland following massive storm
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Volunteers brought their buckets and shovels to Willard Beach in South Portland Thursday to start replanting
Read moreBangor accepting Christmas trees for recycle
BANGOR– Christmas trees can be dropped off for recycling at Bangor Public Works 7 days a week from 7 am
Read moreSeveral central Maine farmers among those honored for speaking out against PFAS contamination
The farmers who received the Paul Birdsall Award from Maine Farmland Trust have been impacted by PFAS contamination and have
Read moreMaine DEP approves expansion of Sugarloaf’s West Mountain
Key approval sets the stage for $104 million project.Read More
Read moreVanishing right whale must remain on endangered list, government says
Protection of the whale is a source of dispute between conservationists and commercial fishermen because one of the top threats
Read moreGroup announces 260 acres of Pittston land now preserved as ‘forever wild’
The land was donated to the Northeast Wilderness Trust, which said the “Tidal Bends Wilderness Preserve” contains a freshwater tidal
Read moreNew study shows trends of Lymphoproliferative disease among Maine wild turkeys
ORONO — The potentially lethal Lymphoproliferative virus is becoming more prevalent among wild turkeys in the Northeast. With wild turkey
Read moreThe good ole days of Down East deer hunting aren’t gone yet
Washington County used to be known for good deer hunting. In fact, the state record 31-point Hill Gould buck was shot in
Read moreNuns are doing it for themselves: Fundraising underway to create the Saint Joseph’s Nature Sanctuary
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, a Roman Catholic convent in Winslow, are looking to their legacy. They have
Read more$1.5 million for wetland restoration in Maine
STATEWIDE — A Maine program provides funding to support the preservation of the state’s natural resources. The Maine Natural Resource
Read moreIce disk forms in northern Maine river
An ice disk was spotted forming in the Mattawamkeag River on Friday afternoon. The disk that formed in the bend
Read morePingree secures ‘wild and scenic’ designation for York River as part of federal spending bill
Maine’s 1st District congresswoman has been working to secure the designation for years.Read More
Read moreUMaine, MDIFW researchers developing new tools for wild turkey management
ORONO — Researchers from the University of Maine and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are working together to
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