Johnny Thomas, 62, manager of the Oakland transfer station, wants to festoon his landfill with wildflowers, aiding the flight of migrating butterflies and hummingbirds.

Nathan Philbrick uses the Heimlich maneuver that he learned in safety training to help a young bus rider.

The research on Great Pond in Belgrade will offer early notice of conditions that lead to the blooms.

The wind directed the fire into a wet area, which helped to contain it until firefighters were able to fully extinguish it. “We got lucky,” said a fire official.

The first of its kind in Maine, the buoy is armed with sensors that will begin sending a continuous data stream describing real-time conditions in Great Pond to a global network of scientists.

After the Hermit’s capture, local songwriter Stan Keach rushed to make a music video about his neighbor.

Colby College is the fourth college in the country to become 100 percent carbon-neutral, a term that means that its net impact on greenhouse gas emissions is zero.