Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from March 6-12, 2026.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
UMaine, BC men’s hockey teams face off with seasons on the line
Both teams began the season with NCAA tournament aspirations, but one team’s season will end Friday in the Hockey East quarterfinals.
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Maine, Vermont women’s basketball meet again for title, NCAA bid
Friday’s America East final is the ninth conference championship game between the two teams.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s warmer weather means deer ticks are active
The state logged a record 4,257 Lyme disease cases in 2025, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine to return human remains, burial objects to Wabanaki Nations
The remains and tools were excavated from sites across the state starting in the 1960s.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, Recipes, Schools and Education
In sugaring season, Maine students of all ages study the art of making syrup
Students from kindergarten on up come to understand the state’s maple traditions by making syrup themselves.
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UMaine women’s basketball team just 1 win away from NCAA tournament
Adrianna Smith scores 26 points and grabs 12 rebounds as the Black Bears earn a spot in the America East championship game.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Sarah Talon of Windham a leader for the Maine women’s basketball team
The senior is playing the best basketball of her career to help the Black Bears reach the America East semifinals.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Stephen King’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ gets Indigenous perspective from Maine educator
John Bear Mitchell, of the Penobscot Nation, works with Hollywood to incorporate Indigenous culture in TV and film. His current project is the HBO horror series.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
UMaine taps into satellite data to help oyster farmers
A free online dashboard uses the information to help Maine oyster farmers predict time to market.