UMaine Extension offers parasite management intensive for small ruminant producers

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 […]

What spreads faster than the flu? Myths about flu shots

BREWER — We’ve all heard them before, “The flu actually gives you the flu,” “the flu shot isn’t effective” or “the flu is basically just a common cold.” These are just a few of the myths that circulate as we look toward flu season, which usually peaks in the winter. However, as Kelly Dionne, PharmD, […]

YMCA welcomes pickleballers while Belfast works to appease City Park neighbors

City Park neighbors have complained that the repetitive noise from the game is ruining their lives.