After spending the winter in Florida, millions of bees from Maya’s Apiary join the snowbirds journeying to Maine, to pollinate the state’s wild blueberry crop.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta volunteers spruce up school during Days of Caring
Photographer Joe Phelan captures students and administration working together at United Way event.
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As Collins and Platner court voters, sports become part of the game
It’s hard to watch sports these days without campaign ads of all stripes taking up a lot of space.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm
The state acquired the former Songbird Farm in Unity almost 5 years after Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis learned that their water, land, produce and blood were contaminated by forever chemicals.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Eliot Cutler temporarily released from jail
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender admitted at a hearing Friday that he had violated his probation and argued he should be let out in order to seek treatment for a pornography addiction.
Posted inMaine, News
Bar Harbor can only enforce passenger limits for cruise ships in July and August, judge says
The ruling is the latest development in a long-running lawsuit over cruise ship regulations in the popular port.
Posted inMaine, News
Inside the Searsmont lumber mill fire and explosion
First responders and others recount the events at Robbins Lumber on May 15, a day that will have a lasting effect on Midcoast towns and the broader firefighting community.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
These 3 Maine governor candidates are forming an alliance
Democrats Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows and Hannah Pingree were each endorsed by the Sierra Club of Maine last month.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Honoring those who serve, spring sport and alewives focus of week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from May 15-21, 2026.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Why can some Mainers vote absentee on school budgets before they’re finalized?
State statute says those votes must be rejected, but municipalities may interpret that requirement differently.