Penobscot County residents need straight answers about budget crisis

There are a lot of things people love about Maine. Housing isn’t one of them.

A survey of 824 Mainers by the Siena Research Institute found an overwhelming 85% of people have negative feelings about the availability of affordable housing here.

Will full retirement soon become a thing of the past?

WRITTEN BY WANDA CURTIS Today’s workforce is evolving.One of the major changes is the number of people opting to remain in the workforce, or re-enter it, after reaching retirement age. Rather than leaving the workforce completely, many individuals are choosing to remain employed part time. That change is being driven by inflation, rising health insurance […]

The 'Bishop' of Mount Hope Cemetery

WRITTEN BY ANNE GABBIANELLI Notable names associated with Bangor’s Mount Hope Cemetery include Gen. Samuel Veazie, Hannibal Hamlin, and Al Brady. All are interred in the cemetery. But one name remains especially beloved by locals: Jim Bishop. The 94-year-old Brewer resident was above ground greeting people as they drove and walked by the day I […]

Moving better after 60: How the Neubie can enhance your physical therapy

COURTESY OF DR. RENEE MORAN, PT, DPT, CLINICAL DIRECTOR, FYZICAL THERAPY & BALANCE CENTERS EASTERN MAINE One of the things I hear most often from patients in their 60s, 70s, and beyond is, “I know I’m getting older, but I don’t want to stop doing the things I love.” And you shouldn’t have to. As […]

UMaine women’s basketball picked 4th in America East preseason poll

But the Black Bears have to replace its top three scorers, Adrianna Smith, Asta Blauenfeldt and Sarah Talon, from last season's team.