Mid-Coast Audubon offers Sears Island Birding Field Trip

Mills vetoes bill requiring developers of clean energy projects to work with unions

The bill would have required companies leasing state land for clean energy projects to enter into contract with labor unions.

Chelsea man indicted for alleged machete attack

The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.

Maine Senate approves legislation to allow Sears Island offshore wind terminal

The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine's drive to generate offshore wind.

Maine House, protecting sand dunes, rejects plan to build offshore wind terminal on Sears Island

It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine, which would create hundreds of high-paying jobs and advance the state's climate goals.

Critics call plan for Searsport offshore wind site ‘dangerous precedent,’ point to coastal impacts

Wind power advocates and conservationists looking to protect Sears Island from use as a wind power hub presented their points of view to lawmakers, who must choose between the two sides.

Mills administration taking next steps to advance Sears Island offshore wind project

After selecting Sears Island as a hub for Maine’s floating offshore wind industry, the Mills administration is proposing legislation allowing construction of a wind terminal in a coastal sand dune system.

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.

Wife of the only Mainer killed during Lee struggles to come to terms with what happened

Hailee Phillips said she was on the phone with her husband, Gary, when a tree fell on his car during the storm around 9 a.m. Saturday. He died of his injuries at the hospital.

Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry

Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.