UMaine women’s basketball avenges loss to Vermont with impressive road victory

Grammy-nominated Danielle Nicole to headline Blues Night at Watts Hall

THOMASTON — Paul Benjamin, producer of Rockland’s renowned North Atlantic Blues Festival, will present Blues Night featuring 10x Blues Music Award recipient and Grammy-nominated singer, bassist and songwriter Danielle Nicole at Watts Hall on Friday, Sept. 25. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with music beginning at 7 p.m. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Nicole first […]

Versant Power presents grant to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in support of Music & Wellness Program

BANGOR — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has been presented with a $5,000 grant from Versant Power to continue the work of their Music and Wellness Program. The Music and Wellness Program has been a mission of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2013 with the goal of helping provide comfort and community connection to patients and […]

How Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time

NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit. “Choosin’ Texas” is also the longest-running No. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday. That means the […]

Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, easing tensions over his repeated calls for Greenland to become part of the United States. The signing Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York comes days after […]

UMaine Extension offers parasite management intensive for small ruminant producers

SKOWHEGAN — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Small Ruminant Parasite Management Intensive on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Somerset County Extension Office, 7 County Drive in Skowhegan. Participants will gain hands-on experience with parasite identification and management techniques while learning strategies to improve herd and flock […]