During a recent car ride along Route 1 south from the Allagash area, the close curtains of trees eventually gave way to small towns such as St. Francis and St. John.
Articles by Jessica Bloch
BIA documentary up for Emmy Award
A documentary about three troop greeters at Bangor International Airport has been included in a nomination for a national News and Documentary Emmy Award.
Meet Gibson’s Girls
It was a sunny, breezy day, the kind of weather that makes it clear why the wealthy, powerful and elite such as legendary American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson chose to escape …
A visual conversation
Lord Hall in Orono was always in the back of their minds as Susan Smith and Samantha Jones began about six months ago planning and working together on an art installation that would include elements …
French artist highlights maritime stories in shadowboxes
It was, apparently, a momentous occasion the day in 1907 when the schoolhouse on Greens Island was removed.
Back to the drawing board
Meet Dan Namsky, a comic strip character created more than 50 years ago by longtime friends Hugh Aaron and Len Gallant.
Both sides of the camera
As a fine-art photographer, Judith Ellis Glickman is comfortable behind the camera. She has plenty of experience in front of it, too, when she served as a subject of her father’s …
Bush’s daughter to appear in Acadia National Park
The daughter of President George W. Bush will be in Acadia National Park Wednesday to appear live on the “Today” as part of the NBC morning staple’s series on national parks.
Art-walk organizer gains nonprofit status
The downtown artists, museum curators, gallery owners, shopkeepers and others who have put together recent art walks have taken a step toward broadening their reach …
Daughters of children’s author share his ‘unknown’ work
BLUE HILL | Their father is among the most beloved children’s authors of all time, the artist behind such classics as “Make Way for Ducklings,” “Blueberries for Sal,” and “One …
Students eager to share local history
BANGOR | The three seventh-grade students had no idea who Al Brady was. They had never heard of his gang. And they certainly knew nothing of his death in downtown Bangor in October …
CMCA ushers in a new beginning
Bruce Brown knows well the corners and lines and probably what’s inside the drawers of the desk behind which he sits at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
Orono eyes pot dispensary moratorium
Town councilors began preliminary discussions Monday afternoon about enacting a possible moratorium on marijuana dispensaries, a move that several other communities around the state …
Two may face charges in firearm incident
PASSADUMKEAG | Two people could face charges after an incident Sunday morning in which a man told police he had been shot at while trying to collect on a debt he claimed he was …
Bradley events hail milestones in local ecology
The Maine Forest and Logging Museum at Leonard’s Mills might seem an unusual place to mark two important moments for Maine’s ecology.
Relay for Life surpasses fundraising goals
OLD TOWN | One of the area’s longest-running cancer fundraising events easily surpassed its goals, organizers announced Saturday afternoon.
UMaine addresses environmental communication
The emerging field of environmental communication is, in a way, similar to a traffic rotary. At least that’s how University of Cincinnati faculty member Stephen Depoe looks at it.
Author documents pair’s solitary life on Placentia Island
Author Peter P. Blanchard III fell in love with Maine over the years, starting in 1972 when he did an Outward Bound course that took him to different islands every night.
“It was a little bit …
Video captures massive fire at vacant textile mill in Sanford
Hundreds turn out for Bangor pride parade and festival
Nebraska Democrat caught on tape saying he was ‘glad’ Rep. Scalise was shot
Auburn restaurant Lotus closed due to cockroach complaints
Maine health care providers urge Sen. Susan Collins to oppose health care bill
Smoking has become a habit of the poor, raising the importance of public health work in Maine
The addiction epidemic is the millennials’ Vietnam
Colleges revive segregation with separate graduations
Rockport fighter, a ‘man who knows no limits,’ wins MMA title at 52
Fort Kent driver registers third ARCA victory
Angels’ Ramirez quiets Red Sox
Big sandwich and delectable dessert a wonderful vacation starter
Maine school district receives thousands in federal funds for farm-to-school initiatives
Why it’s so hard to figure out when bottled and canned beer is fresh