Backyard chickens for everyone: New 2026 class celebrates Maine’s expanded access to chicken keeping

Jared Golden sends campaign cash to fellow Democrats around the country

From July through September, his campaign committee spent nearly $300,000, much of it in the form of campaign contributions.

Maine heating oil prices remain 80% higher than a year ago

A year ago, the average price for a gallon of heating oil was $3.31.

Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

What we're talking about in Maine today.

National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Guard member was shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation’s capital, and the person suspected of firing the gun also was shot in an exchange with guard members, police said Monday. The shooting happened at about 11:10 p.m. Sunday as seven or eight guard […]

Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with her husband […]