75 years ago, two fire trucks crashed into each other in Auburn, killing three men.
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‘What a wonder’ a total eclipse can be
As the total eclipse approaches, Mainers who witnessed eclipses in 1932 and 1963 say they were awed at the sight.
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Posted inLocal & State
How a note in an antique dress from Searsport created a sensation
A 19th century bustle dress bought in Searsport a decade ago made national news last week, after a researcher decoded an old telegraph message found inside it.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
If there’s a rock ‘n’ roll heaven, it might just be Lewiston
At least 23 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have performed in Lewiston.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘Making Maine’ gives a decidedly unsentimental picture of the nascent state
Scoundrels, smugglers and their ilk helped to make Maine, according to a new history of the War of 1812.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Martha Ballard admirers seek to deliver monument to midwife in Augusta
Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s be prompt and unambiguous as we nip hatred in the bud
Plans to tighten prohibitions on organized private armies should be just the start.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston man’s Civil War letters ‘a witness to some of our nation’s most important moments of history’
George Nye may be the only soldier who rose from private to general.
Posted inLocal & State
Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.