We all have — or certainly should have — one or more portable fire extinguishers in our homes. A fire in the kitchen, for example, can start easily and spread quickly, but can often be contained if it’s attacked in the first minute or so. When my old electric stove burst into flames one afternoon, […]

After the houseplant heyday of the 1970s, the penchant for potted green companions faded with all but the most dedicated plant parents. But over the past decade, as many young adults began filling their homes — and social media feeds — with indoor plants, a cross-generational audience started to take notice. Then the pandemic hit, […]

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fifth presentation of their 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, Restoring the Lower Androscoggin River, features Steve Heinz of Trout Unlimited. Heinz earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Navy commission from the University of Louisville in 1970 through its NROTC program. After a career as a naval flight officer, he […]

Last week’s frosty temperatures made it hard to imagine that any creatures would come to Maine because it is warmer than their home. But one rare bird started the New Year by doing just that – traveling from a much colder climate to balmy Maine. The Steller’s sea eagle is native to Siberia and Asia, […]

Details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Sagadahoc County and Dresden, were released this week. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. Local project details were highlighted by state Sen. Eloise […]

Details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Pownal and North Yarmouth, have been released. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. The projects were announced by state Sen. […]

The bird drew dozens of onlookers to Reid State Park in Georgetown.

Since writing last week’s column on masks, A friend who does group dancing and some heavier exercising has shared with me some new research that expands nicely on what we know about face coverings and COVID. As I noted, most of the highly recommended masks, whatever their makeup, are disposable, not recyclable, and recyclable is […]