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How to tell the difference between a ruffed grouse and a spruce grouse

By Pete Warner on Sep 21, 2021 05:58 pm
Ruffed grouse, which in Maine are often referred to as partridge, can be found across the state.
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Ellsworth to consider restricting use of house boats on Green Lake

By Bill Trotter on Sep 21, 2021 05:58 pm
After a cantankerous summer between shorefront property owners and some other users of Green Lake, Ellsworth city officials have decided to draft a potential ordinance in an attempt to keep the peace.
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Bangor artist created demonic dollhouses as ‘pandemic mental health project’

By Emily Burnham on Sep 21, 2021 05:52 pm
When Bangor artist Ben Layman sees an old porcelain doll, he doesn’t see an old-fashioned plaything for children. He sees a demonic child, possessed by a malevolent spirit.
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Millinocket hospital says its whole staff is now vaccinated against COVID-19

By Sawyer Loftus on Sep 21, 2021 04:48 pm
The first hospital in Maine to announce it was requiring that all staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has now reached that goal. 
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Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire

By The Associated Press on Sep 21, 2021 04:12 pm
The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park's famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been burning near them on the western side of California's Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks.
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Report finds the pandemic decline in births may have turned corner

By The Associated Press on Sep 21, 2021 03:52 pm
While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births started rebounding.
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Maine could ban foreign influence in its elections, and the ballot campaign has drawn early support

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public on Sep 21, 2021 03:23 pm
The campaign seeking to ban electioneering by foreign governments in Maine ballot initiatives is getting early support from donors who backed the 2016 ranked choice voting referendum and other election reform advocates.
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Medicare establishes online tool to check nursing home vaccine data

By The Associated Press on Sep 21, 2021 03:05 pm
Families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing homes, Medicare announced Tuesday, addressing complaints from consumer groups and lawmakers that the critical data had been too difficult to find.
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USM plans to move music department to Portland after receiving $10 million donation

By Nick Schroeder on Sep 21, 2021 02:54 pm
The University of Southern Maine is poised to reach a longtime goal of relocating its music department from Gorham to its main campus in Portland thanks to a private donation of $10 million.
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8 things not to miss in Belfast

By Contributed on Sep 21, 2021 02:51 pm
By Sarah Cottrell This little coastal town of around 7,000 sits in the heart of Waldo county on the ocean and offers an impressive list of things to do, places to see and did we mention the incredible food? Check out these 8 spots around town that help give Belfast its unforgettable seaside charm.  United […]
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