Bangor’s Fairmount closure won’t add to proposed $65.5M school budget

How an alien shellfish with a strange taste found a home in midcoast Maine

These oysters that "taste like a penny" have been a prized food in Europe for centuries.

5 upcoming Gulf of Maine wildlife cruises you won't want to miss

"Any of the daily trips on Bar Harbor Whale Watch can offer this wildlife experience. But these five upcoming cruises deserve special mention, especially for birders."

Successful Ellsworth High baseball coach steps down to follow son’s career

Dan Curtis said he thought about his decision “long before” he made it.

Aroostook sees record-breaking heat

Several communities are offering cooling centers, including Caribou, Presque Isle and Portage Lake.

How 'Country Roads' became the soundtrack of the US team's World Cup run

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end of their matches. Even coach Mauricio Pochettino, who was born in Argentina and lives in Spain, got in on […]