The loon count takes place annually on the third Saturday in July – July 20 this year, when 1,624 volunteers turned out across 407 lakes.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
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Maine secures more than $5.7 million in digital equity grant
The money will go toward Maine’s digital equity plan, which prioritizes expanding internet access throughout the state and bringing certain government services online.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Vigil planned for New Sweden teen missing for months
Damron was last seen walking out of her family home and into the woods in late September.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bangor man charged with murder after body found in apartment
Police say Gary Brinson, a 69-year-old Bangor resident, is charged with killing 64-year-old Lee Ruona, also of Bangor.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
One of 2 men rescued from Maine woods could lose toes
Sidney Hoyt was only wearing socks and sandals when he stepped out of his car to look for help after he and a friend got turned around on snowy rural roads northeast of Bangor.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Missing Bangor men found after residents hear shouts for help
Sidney Hoyt and Gary Foster, both of Bangor, were reported missing late Tuesday night after they did not return from a morning trip.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Woman in wheelchair struck and killed by van in Camden
The woman, who has not been identified, was riding in her wheelchair along side of John Street. She died at the scene.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
State offices opening late Thursday because of snow
The announcement of the 11 a.m. opening came ahead of a storm that could bring snow, sleet and ice to the state’s roads overnight into Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police investigating after body found near Edgecomb preserve
A hunter found the body Tuesday morning. The victim has not been identified.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine’s infrastructure gets mediocre grades in latest report card
Maine got a C for its infrastructure overall, up slightly from the C-minus it earned in the last report card, released in 2020.