Police shooting details revealed / Tourism outlook ‘optimistic’ / Fiddlehead shipper

Maine ruled an officer was justified in shooting a man. But the details were missing until now.

What really happened the night police shot Daniel Tibbetts?

Sweeping Maine tribal sovereignty effort likely won’t happen until 2024

With lawmakers set to leave Augusta in roughly a month, such a proposal “just realistically wouldn’t stand a good showing,” said House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham.

Bangor team targets Tent City homeless encampment for next housing push

Local outreach workers are trying to duplicate the success they had in housing the people living along Valley Avenue.

Reed Plantation assessor still owes the town $10K in back taxes

The head assessor has had delinquent personal property taxes on the Reed Plantation books for years, according to town records.

An Aroostook forager ships Maine fiddleheads around the country

Fiddleheads, which are the unfurled fronds of the ostrich fern native to Maine and found along rivers and streams, are a popular springtime delicacy.

Mainer launches worm poop business after getting laid off

Melodie Kennedy claims her natural fertilizers do not burn plant roots like commercial products can and have no carbon footprint.

Bar Harbor tourism businesses ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2023

The 2022 tourist season ended up being more “normal” than the prior two years but still had challenges due to a record number of visitors and the ongoing labor shortage.

In other Maine news …

Mal Leary, the longtime dean of Maine’s political press corps, dies at 72

How does Belfast sustain so many bookstores?

Midcoast painter’s Bangor exhibit weaves a tale through the clothes we wear

Plan for your favorite dishes by planting a recipe garden

Watch as a raven badgers a turkey vulture into submission

Husson baseball ousted from NCAA regional after 13-inning loss to Wheaton

Bases-loaded double gives Husson baseball playoff win over Tufts

Heat embarrass Celtics to take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals