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Maine Voices Live with Hearts of Pine founder Gabe Hoffman-Johnson

February 9, 2026February 24, 2026

Portland Press Herald writer Steve Craig will sit down with Hearts of Pine founder Gabe Hoffman-Johnson for a conversation about building Maine’s cultural footprint.

Community, Local & State, Outdoors, Sports, The Maine Forecast

Rangeley’s pond hockey tourney draws friends and family in Maine and beyond

by Rose Lincoln February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Pond hockey festival blends rivalry, reunion and subzero temperatures.

Fact Brief, Local & State, News

Do nearly half of Mainers have a gun in their home? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

According to Gallup polling, 44% of U.S. adults say they live in a household with at least 1 gun.

Local & State, News

Summer feels so far away among snow-covered canoes in Rangeley

by Rose Lincoln February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Canoes rest under piled-up snow on Rangeley Lake where temperatures hovered around zero over the weekend.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Fairfield man arrested after Waterville standoff

by Amy Calder February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Police closed a portion of Main Street early Monday after a man refused to leave a Main Street home.

Community, Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

At Saddleback everyone knows Jack

by Rose Lincoln February 9, 2026February 10, 2026

Jack Cuva, 9, has become part of Saddleback’s personality and family atmostphere.

Local & State, News, Politics

Pete Hegseth to Maine BIW workers: ‘Nobody builds it better than you guys.’

by Billy Kobin February 9, 2026February 12, 2026

President Trump’s defense secretary visited on Monday the Bath shipyard that may help design and build the administration’s new ‘Golden Fleet’ of warships.