New Year’s births / Machete attack probe / UFO sightings

Mainer accused of NYC machete attack charged with attempted murder

Trevor Bickford, 19, allegedly injured two New York City police officers near Times Square on Saturday night.

Maine’s 1st baby of 2023 arrived just after midnight on New Year’s

Little baby Jude Owen Dow was born at 12:44 a.m. Sunday at LincolnHealth Miles Maternity in Damariscotta.

This Bangor musician buoyed a war-torn city’s spirits in the Civil War

Melville Andrews is a symbol of a bloody chapter in our history — and how even the smallest of efforts by one man can ease the pain of others.

As another Maine court reporter retires, a digital recording system will replace her

Maureen Whitehouse is part of a vanishing breed as fewer people choose to pursue careers as court reporters.

How Mainers can save money in 2023 by going green

Mainers who take advantage of all of the programs can qualify for $10,000 or more in rebates and tax credits.

‘Official’ Maine UFO sightings fell nearly 50 percent in 2022

Mainers reported 59 suspected UFO sightings last year, down from 73 in 2021 and 98 in 2020.

Potentially lethal virus is infecting Maine’s wild turkeys

That could be bad news for flocks of domestic turkeys and other poultry already at risk of avian flu.

In other Maine news …

Man killed in Poland crash

Man dies after his UTV falls through North Pond ice

Maine’s low-income heating program gets $6.5M boost from feds

Maine’s courts confronted multiple crises in 2022

Discovery of medieval manuscript in Waterville yields even more finds

Maine continues to address health challenges spurred by pandemic

Maine communities will get millions to adapt to climate change