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Midcoast company makes old-school Pong-like computer game
A Unity media company has released a new computer game called Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball, in which players control a team of two-dimensional athletes who must use a simple set of moves to direct a...
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Advocates hope to find new owners for a popular midcoast farm
Despite its closure to the public last fall, The Morris Farm in Wiscasset will continue to be part of the community, as Maine Farmland Trust is currently in the process of purchasing the farm.Past and...
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Arizona company to sell $10 Maine lobster rolls in Las Vegas
The Arizona company known for $9.99 Maine lobster rolls is opening a restaurant in Las Vegas next month.The new Angie’s Lobster location will open on Aug. 2 in Enterprise, Nevada, a suburb of Las...
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3rd man arrested in Cushing death
A third man has been arrested in connection with a death in Cushing earlier this month.John Flower Jr. 39, of Rockland has been charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, a felony, according...
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3rd fox infected with rabies found in Bath
Another fox infected with rabies has been found in Bath.The dead gray fox was found on a Maxwell Road property on Tuesday, according to the Bath Police Department. The fox was sent to a lab, which...
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Camden’s new wastewater plant will send less sludge to the dump
Camden has just finished a big, $14 million project to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant that will address several environmental issues facing the region, including the need to safely dispose of...
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Maine gets tougher on the spending for small town ballot measures
Maine campaign finance regulators are starting to investigate violations of a new law passed last year that requires people and groups who pay to influence ballot questions in small towns to disclose...
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Maine school district will vote on whether to restore transgender protections
The board of a midcoast school district is set to vote this week on whether to reverse its controversial June decision to delete a policy that provided guidance on how to protect transgender...
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Camden delays vote on future of downtown dam
Camden officials have postponed a town-wide vote on the future of the downtown Montgomery Dam until next spring, after residents were previously set to decide the matter in November. The delay is...
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24-year-old killed in Waldo County crash
An Appleton resident was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash in Searsmont.Dakota Deane, 24, was among four occupants of a 2007 Nissan Versa that went off Appleton Ridge Road and hit two trees about...
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What locals fear will be lost if Sears Island becomes a wind port
SEARSPORT, Maine — The hustle and bustle of Maine during its summer tourism season is obvious along Route 1, the busy highway that carries visitors through this coastal town, often en route to Mount...
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The Maine Lobster Festival is upon us. Here’s a quick guide.
The annual Maine Lobster Festival returns to Rockland on Wednesday for a five-day feast and celebration of Maine’s beloved crustacean.The 77th festival will be held from July 31 through Aug. 4 at...
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A waterbird from South America was spotted for the 1st time in Maine
A bird native to South America and the southern United States was spotted for the first time in Maine in a small pond in the Lincoln County town of Somerville last week.At least 80 people were able to...
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A Maine lobsterman once won an Olympic medal in the hammer throw
Hard Telling Not Knowing each week tries to answer your burning questions about why things are the way they are in Maine — specifically about Maine culture and history, both long ago and recent, large...
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Toddler found unresponsive at Thomaston Walmart had ‘severely lacerated liver’
New details have emerged in the death of the toddler found unresponsive outside the Thomaston Walmart back in May.Aziayh Scott, 23, who has been charged with manslaughter, appeared Wednesday in Knox...
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Photos from the opening day of the Maine Lobster Festival
Many people visited Rockland on Wednesday for the opening day of the Maine Lobster Festival, which is now entering its 77th year. They shopped at vendors selling Maine art, watched the coronation of...
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A former Belfast auto garage will soon fix your bike
Just as Belfast embarks on an effort to develop more local cycling infrastructure — in part to help people to leave their gas guzzlers at home — the city’s only bike shop is moving into a new space...
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Bangor Savings Bank robbed in Rockland
A Bangor Savings Bank in Rockland was robbed on Wednesday.The suspect, who was wearing a bandana and sunglasses, went into the bank’s branch on Camden Street about 2 p.m. and gave a note to a teller...
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Bowdoin College welcomes release of graduate Evan Gershkovich from Russia
The Bowdoin College community expressed great relief Thursday at the release of journalist and alumnus Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison.Gershkovich had been detained in the country for more than...
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Damariscotta chef accused of stealing from Hannaford self checkout
The chef for two Damariscotta eateries has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing more than $3,000 worth of food and alcohol from a Hannaford supermarket.Cristian Ariza-Padilla, 49,...
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