Bangor, Millinocket and Houlton set records for high temperatures this early in the year.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Fryeburg Fair rethinks its schedule after rift last year between local ag fairs
The decision to start a day early in 2025 meant it coincided with the final day of the Cumberland Fair, creating tension between the events’ organizers.
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Posted inMaine, News
Wiscasset man accused of setting bed on fire charged with attempted murder
Following a disagreement, Terry Couture, 41, set fire to a bed he and his girlfriend were in, police say.
Posted inMaine, News
Boothbay Harbor police to distribute ‘body shield’ backpacks at local schools
‘It is believed that these backpacks can save lives,’ Police Chief Doug Snyder said.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority to offer E-ZPass stickers as cheaper alternative to transponders
While cheaper, the stickers cannot be moved between vehicles like transponders can.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winthrop schools consider aligning with Trump’s transgender policies
Some school officials cautioned that the policy shift could risk the Winthrop district being added to an ongoing lawsuit against Maine school districts that have implemented similar changes.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Snow, sleet on Friday will give way to springlike temps across Maine next week
Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday could climb above 60 degrees in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Student charged following bomb threat at Fort Kent schools
Fort Kent police say the 15-year-old was charged in connection with a Feb. 24 bomb threat that led to the evacuation of a high school and middle school building.
Posted inElections, News, Politics
Susan Collins opposes effort to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
Maine’s senators weighed in on a resolution Wednesday that was mostly a symbolic rebuke of Trump after the U.S. and Israel opened a war against Iran.
Posted inMaine, News
CMP restores power to over 1,000 in Waldo County
The vast majority of Central Maine Power customers in Liberty were without electricity Tuesday night after the town’s fire department said wires were knocked down on Route 220.