A government watchdog agency tasked last year with studying frontline child welfare caseworkers in Maine found most to be overworked and regularly unable to fully meet the needs of families they are supposed to serve. Read More
BREWER — Brewer Parks & Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the Noon Time Tee Time Golf Lessons, beginning Thursday, March 14. The four-week session is designed for adult golfers of all abilities, for beginners through experienced. PGA… Read More
CMP project details, soil-free farming, schools to serve seasonal produce and more: Here's what we're talking about in Maine today. Read More
This is the time of year my pet peeves creep up on me. Frankly, there are some things about birding that annoy me. Here are a few. Read More
Your go-to spot for the day's tourney schedule and the latest game scores and headlines. Read More
The Legislature is considering whether the qualifications to run for district attorney in Maine should be changed after a lawyer suspended from practice last year won a shot at the job in western Maine. Read More
The last time George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill lost a tournament game, there were only four classes of Maine high school basketball, and what now is known as the North was still considered Eastern Maine. Read More
Aquaponics sounds like the stuff of science fiction. The innovative growing method has the potential to make a splash in Maine’s agricultural scene, but first it has to overcome market roadblocks and a marred past. Read More
Participating schools pledge to serve certain seasonal, local products in their cafeterias at least twice a month. So far, 115 schools have signed up to participate. Read More
During a legislative committee hearing on Thursday, public school teachers, librarians and administrators offered a multiple-choice list of reasons to oppose a bill designed to impose limits on what they can discuss in Maine public schools. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Thursday set a schedule for comments on a filing earlier in the day by parties supporting a proposed $1 billion hydropower transmission line through western Maine. Read More
University of Maine senior right wing Brendan Robbins got off to a slow start this season, not scoring his first goal until the 2-1 overtime win at Vermont on Nov.30. It was UMaine’s 13th game. Read More
UMaine is 2-0-1 in its last three games, while the Eagles will bring a four-game losing streak into the contest. Read More
Single-family home sales in Maine dropped almost 13 percent in January, although prices held steady, according to data released Thursday. Read More
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against a Maine activist who accused an orphanage founder in Haiti of being a serial pedophile. Read More
We all get sick, and we all deserve time to get better. Read More
The semifinals are in full swing as teams battle in Bangor, Augusta and Portland to clinch a spot in the regional finals. Read More
This year we’re working to improve the comments on our site. Read More
Wednesday’s high school tourney sums Read More
A growing number of Americans are concerned — alarmed even — about climate change, a recent survey found. This is good news and bad news. Read More
