Gloomy and dark days have given way to skies that are clear again, J.P. Devine writes.
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In the Field: Canada jays a rare marvel in Maine
Ron Joseph recalls the magical moments he’s seen remarkable birds that exude personality and charisma.
Backyard Naturalist: Surprised by jellyfish
Dana Wilde mulls the rare sightings of Craspedacusta sowerbii, hoping to be surprised someday by a bloom of freshwater jellyfish.
Central Maine newspapers name new key editors
The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel have promoted Jessica Lowell, Stacy Blanchet and Ben Bragdon to new roles to guide newsroom coverage.
On the Edge: Happy Catholic Schools Week, sisters
J.P. Devine ponders his own Catholic school memories and the sisters who taught him along the way.
Thinking Things Through: A storied history with ‘card catalog vintage’
Liz Soares mulls the evolving ways in which we can find and organize what we read.
On the Edge: Dancing in the dark
Navigating the slippery slopes of winter has J.P. Devine pondering what a fall could mean.
Police: Clinton woman charged with setting fire to apartment over landlord dispute
Jamie Perry, 30, was arrested on a Class A charge of arson and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta. She was later released on $500 bail.
Wrong-way driver causes tractor-trailer carrying potatoes to roll over on I-95 in Waterville-Fairfield area, police say
Randolph Gerry, 71, of Winslow was summonsed on charges of driving to endanger and operating the wrong way on a divided highway in connection with the Thursday afternoon incident.
Backyard Naturalist: Jellyfish are strangers in a strange land
Dana Wilde ponders the philosophic implications of creatures from the sea.