A midcoast native is opening the 1st virtual lobster museum
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View ArticleWinterport at odds with race track over more expensive lease
Winterport officials and the group that runs the local dragway can’t agree on a new lease that would allow car racing to resume at the town-owned property this year. For decades, the Winterport...
View Article1 dead after explosions and fire in Warren
One person is dead after explosions and a fire in a garage in Warren. The fire broke out about 10:07 a.m. Monday at the home on Ridgewood Drive, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine...
View ArticleWhy Mainers don’t like Coast Guard’s plan to remove marker buoys
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View ArticleCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens is reopening this week
New England’s largest botanical garden is reopening for the season on Thursday, boasting more programming and classes, renovations for a new plant habitat and the groundbreaking of a new horticulture...
View Article2 pets die after fire tears through Searsport home
A Searsport home was destroyed and two pets died in a fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire is believed to have started in the kitchen on the front side of the home on 438 East Main St., according to...
View ArticlePalermo man’s death ruled homicide
A man who was found dead outside a home in Palermo earlier this month was killed, Maine State Police said on Tuesday. On April 19 at about 10:30 a.m. police were called to 128 Boots and Saddle Road in...
View Article18-year-old and minor charged with Rockland car burglaries
An 18-year-old and several juveniles are facing charges for car burglaries in Rockland. On Tuesday, police arrested 18-year-old Timothy Gleason and charged him with felony theft, burglary of a motor...
View ArticleWinterport cuts ties with longtime operator of race track
After weeks of debate, Winterport has cut ties with the longtime operator of the local car racing track and made plans for a new group to take it over. On Tuesday night, the Town Council voted to...
View ArticleFreight rail service resuming in the midcoast
A Maine railroad operator is resuming freight service between Brunswick and Rockland after it was stopped in June of last year in the wake of a Thomaston cement plant closing its manufacturing. The...
View ArticleHow much you could pay for a lobster roll in Maine this season
Tourism season is fast-approaching, and lobster shacks across Maine are preparing to open their doors to locals and visitors alike. While few of them have yet determined what they’ll charge for the...
View ArticlePedestrian in serious condition after pickup truck hits him near BIW
A pedestrian was seriously injured Thursday morning after a pickup truck hit him near Bath Iron Works. The 27-year-old Bath man was in the crosswalk on Commercial Street, near the intersection with...
View ArticleMaine softens limits on riprap in new shoreline restoration rules
State environmental regulators have approved new rules for shoreline restoration projects in Maine that streamline how they will be handled and encourage more use of natural solutions, after agencies...
View ArticleHow Maine women can learn carpentry as they build a midcoast home
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View ArticleMaine’s top court denies appeal of Lincolnville man’s manslaughter conviction
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court has rejected an appeal filed by a Lincolnville man convicted of manslaughter in the 2023 death of his roommate. Matthew Pendleton, 49, was initially charged with murder...
View ArticleWhy a Maine newspaper opened its own cafe
There’s a new, bustling cafe on Mechanic Street in Camden, where visitors can grab lunch and coffee. It’s also the only eatery in the state — possibly even the nation — where they can expect to speak...
View ArticleThey want to create Maine’s biggest scallop farm in Penobscot Bay
Andrew Peters was on a waitlist for a lobster license. Then he learned it was possible to farm scallops in Maine. For the last seven years, Peters and his wife Samantha have been trying to do so...
View ArticleNew wine bar opens in downtown Belfast
Pulling Corks, a new wine bar in downtown Belfast, has seen steady business in the month since it was opened by owners David Speer and Kristin Amundson-Speer. The Speers, who moved to Maine in recent...
View ArticleLawmakers want to force Maine to keep docking ferries overnight on islands
Lawmakers along Maine’s coast have introduced a bill that would require the State Ferry Service to berth its vessels on the unbridged islands that it serves off the midcoast and Hancock County. The...
View ArticleFBI probe of Maine waste station remains a mystery
More than a month after federal law enforcement agents apparently raided the Boothbay-area waste transfer station, officials have yet to share any details about what was investigated. The FBI...
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