Biologists are recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to locate and count spawning smelt.
2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With recycling machine, Rockland artist plans to take carbon-neutral resolution on the road
Kim Bernard is using a Kindling Fund grant to turn recycled plastic into material for art.
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Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 16
Feb. 16, 1804: In a maneuver masterminded by Navy Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807) of Portland, a group of sailors stage a surprise attack and set fire to the frigate USS Philadelphia, which had run aground the previous year off Tripoli and had been captured by Barbary pirates. President Thomas Jefferson put Preble in charge of […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Disrupting the ‘slaughter, mourn, repeat’ cycle of America’s infinite gun loop
Let’s meet Mainer to Mainer and discuss how to move ahead on state firearm restrictions that would reduce the danger to our kids.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Unions shouldn’t fight health care reform
A Nevada union’s self-interested campaign puts it on the side of an unworkable status quo.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: More spending underway in Augusta
The Democrats’ supplemental budget won’t need Republican support, and it shouldn’t get any.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Don’t forget that vaccines save lives
When Mainers go to the polls on March 3, public health will be on the ballot.
Posted inBusiness, Outdoors, Sports
Skiing in Maine: Sunday River adds an unusual amenity
The ski resort opens a co-working space mere feet from its ski hills.