Maine has many natural resources, but a new movement is focused on one that hardly ever gets talked about. Maybe that’s because it is something that can only be seen in the dark of night. Maine contains the largest light-pollution-free area in the eastern half of the United States. Measured on the Bortle scale (think Richter scale […]

KENNEBUNKPORT —  The Town of Kennebunkport will host the second annual KPort Chalkfest the weekend of June 16 and June 17. This free, family event stems from the tradition of European 16th century street art; chalk art festivals celebrate the long history of street painters who brought masterpieces to the masses with minimal materials. Participants will become a […]

NORRIDGEWOCK — The town’s Board of Selectmen approved renaming the Norridgewock Bridge the Corporal Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge in a 4-0 vote this week, sending the measure to the Legislature for approval. According to a Facebook post from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Republican Rep. Brad Farrin has submitted a bill to have the Norridgewock […]

LONDON (AP) — The royal family, blessed with fantastic weather and a buoyant public mood at the royal wedding, has thanked people who attended or watched Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. The family tweeted its thanks late Saturday night while Harry and his bride were attending a private soiree hosted by Harry’s father, Prince Charles. […]

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the Texas school shooting began his attack by firing a shotgun through an art classroom door, shattering a glass pane and sending panicked students to the entryway to block him from getting inside, witnesses said. Dmitrios Pagourtzis fired again through the wooden part of the door and […]

MADISON — Two years ago, Patrick Daubenberger was on vacation in New York when he got a phone call from his ex-girlfriend’s father telling him Madison Paper Industries was closing and all employees, including Daubenberger, would be losing their jobs. The feeling was surreal. Everyone in town knew there would come a day when the […]

(StatePoint) Summertime means backyard barbecues, home decorating updates and more. Want to make all of this happen affordably? Discount experts re offering some essential shopping tips to save time and money while finding the items you need to live it up in style this season and beyond. Refresh Your Home Refresh home décor on a […]

LEWISTON — Jared Golden portrayed U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin as a political coward who hides in bathrooms to avoid hard questions. Craig Olson declared that the time has come for the Republican congressman to be replaced by a Democrat before he can do more damage. Lucas St. Clair described Poliquin as a man who lacks […]

HAVANA (AP) — The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews’ performance over the last decade, according to authorities in Guyana and a retired pilot for Cuba’s national airline. Mexico’s government said late Saturday that its National Civil Aviation Authority will carry […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Dogs have a knack of finding owners who need them, and then making them realize what’s truly important in this world. In Liz Baker’s case, sharing her dog Cecil’s journey from abandonment to finding a forever home in her Kennebunkport household last year prompted her write a children’s book about the experience, becoming […]