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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.

Happy 250th birthday, America

“Two-hundred-fifty years ago, representatives in the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and adopted their Declaration of Independence.”

Donors step up to keep program that sends free books to Penobscot County kids afloat

The effort comes after the state cut funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Letter: Susan Collins should call out the president

“The White House offers a lifetime supply of inappropriate, offensive and even dangerous behavior to call out.”

This corner of Maine just keeps getting better for hikers

"The 25-acre property is part of Cobscook Shores, a system of waterfront parklands in far Down East Maine owned and managed by the private nonprofit Butler Parklands."