LANCASTER, Pa. Every spring, Don Osborne brings his 5-foot-wide zero-turn mower out of hibernation to keep a few acres near the house looking tidy. “My wife has flower beds and so forth,” Osborne says. “With the big mower, I was all the time blowing grass into her flower beds. She would get upset with me […]

WASHINGTON When it comes to getting airplanes off the ground in broiling weather, it’s not the heat or the humidity. It’s the air density. Hotter air gets thin, making it harder to take off and land safely, mostly for smaller jets. That’s what kept some planes grounded in Phoenix recently where temperatures had been pushing […]

NEW YORK Long before cats became the darlings of Facebook and YouTube, they spread through the ancient human world. A DNA study reached back thousands of years to track that conquest and found evidence of two major dispersals from the Middle East, in which people evidently took cats with them. Genetic signatures the felines had […]

One of the simplest and best ways we can give back to our communities is through blood donation. At the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber we believe in giving back to the communities we live in, and to be sure our health care providers are equipped with the life-saving blood that they need. For several years, […]

BRUNSWICK Just imagine sitting down to a plate of shiny red tomatoes sliced in half, filled with an almond cashew spread and sprouts, and topped with a basil leaf and served with watermelon. Or to drink, an iced chaga tea, made of a mushroom that steeped all night — a refreshing alternative to a sugary […]

YARMOUTH Yarmouth Boat Yard recently announced a new sales partnership with Yachting Solutions, a yacht services provider based in Rockport. Through the agreement, Yachting Solutions will help expand exposure and availability of the new and used boat inventory of Yarmouth Boat Yard and Moose Landing Marina. “It’s a win-win situation,” said Steve Arnold, owner of […]

BRUNSWICK Bath-Brunswick Veterinary Associates recently achieved the highest level of veterinary excellence following a thorough evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association. Bath-Brunswick Veterinary Associates renewed their status as an AAHA-accredited hospital after a review of the hospital’s practice protocols, medical equipment, facility and client service. Unlike human hospitals, not all animal hospitals are required […]

PORTLAND At its recent annual meeting, workers’ compensation specialist MEMIC Group presented awards for workplace safety to 10 of its more than 20,000 policyholders, including four employers from Maine. Karl Siegfried, MEMIC senior vice president of Loss Control and Safety Services, paid tribute to the following employers for their efforts at the Portland Museum of […]

WASHINGTON U.S. home prices rose at a healthy clip in April, though the increase slowed a bit from the previous two months. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20- city home price index climbed 5.7 percent in April, after increases of 5.9 percent in March and February. Those gains were the highest in nearly three […]

One of my favorite things about living in the Midcoast is the abundance of opportunities to take in the arts. Whether it is a guided tour through the Skolfeld Whittier House, trips to the museums, finding the local galleries or taking in a show at the numerous venues, access to the arts abound. Summertime in […]