7 years ago
Here we go again, snowstorm barrelling down on The County
For the second time in as many weeks, a major winter storm is expected to drop about a foot of snow throughout Aroostook County.
State
7 years ago
Donald Collins, father of Sen. Susan Collins, dies at 92
Donald F. Collins, father of Maine’s most popular elected official and a fixture of the Pine Tree State’s political scene in his own right, died Saturday night. He was 92.
7 years ago
In the 1880s, Bangor ran 25 minutes ahead of its neighbors
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, Bangor will join the rest of Maine in springing into Daylight Savings Time. But once upon a time — way back in the 1880s — Bangor stubbornly kept itself 25 minutes ahead of the rest of the state all year ‘round.
7 years ago
Maine DOE offers new resource to help local districts monitor student growth in reading
The Maine Department of Education (Department) will begin using a universal reading metric called The Lexile® Framework for Reading to help Maine school districts monitor student growth and progress.
7 years ago
Bill would add digital images to indecency laws
A bill from Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton, would amend existing indecent conduct laws to include the unwelcome sending of digital images of genitals.
7 years ago
Nor’easter bears down on Maine, causing widespread closures and outages
Much of Maine awoke to an intense whiteout Thursday, as a massive blizzard pummeled the state with what is expected to amount to a foot of snow in most places.
7 years ago
Winter storm could bring up to a foot of snow
Just as the snow had begun melting in most parts of Aroostook County, a winter storm is expected to bring up to a foot of snow to some parts of the region.
7 years ago
Midweek storm could drop nearly a foot on Maine
A midweek storm is expected to drop nearly a foot of snow across Maine, according to the National Weather Service.
7 years ago
Sen. Carpenter welcomes Soucy to Maine Senate
Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton, welcomed Bailey Soucy of Houlton to the Maine Senate in Augusta on Thursday, March 1.
7 years ago
Beech trees overtaking Maine forests, worrying loggers and scientists
Beech trees are dominating the woodlands of the northeastern United States as the climate changes, and that could be bad news for the forests and people who work in them, according to a group of scientists.
