A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy
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A Maine mapmaker travels the world without ever leaving her kitchen
Penobscot resident Jane Crosen incorporates 350 globe-trotting recipes in her new cookbook, ‘Culinary Landscapes.’
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Angus King, Susan Collins ask Trump administration to reverse ‘illegal’ Job Corps cuts in Maine
They are among 40 senators asking the U.S. Department of Labor to immediately reverse a decision to indefinitely pause operations at Job Corps sites across the country.
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Maine’s public transportation options are limited. Lawmakers would like to change that.
Public transit options currently meet only about 11% of the state’s total transportation needs, according to a recent report.
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Farmers angry over federal funding cuts rally at Maine State House
They showed up, on their tractors, to protest millions in cuts to federal grants, canceled support for school lunches and the termination of 20% of USDA workers who support Maine’s farmers.
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Challenging skiing on Hammond Ridge Trails
In recent years, several friends have recommended Nordic skiing on the Hammond Ridge Trails near Baxter State Park. About a three-hour drive from my home in Topsham, arranging a trip to ski the trail system is logistically difficult. A major mid-February storm that dropped 16 inches of snow on the area motivated me to plan […]
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New bills could allow towns to come together and take over abandoned dams
If the 3 Bucksport-area dams are forfeited, the water supply of several towns will be in peril.