BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Scott Kraus, vice president for research at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Mass., will be the guest scientist at Bigelow Laboratory’s Café Scientifique gathering at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. Kraus will lead a discussion titled “Underwater Vision: What Do Whales See?” and share new findings […]

GEORGETOWN — Georgetown Working League’s 99th annual fair will be held Tuesday — rain or shine — at Georgetown Central School, 52 Bay Point Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This fair is one of the state’s oldest, briefest and most popular community events, according to a news release from organizers. The first fair […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine lobstermen are being asked for their opinions for a new study analyzing the state’s lobster licensing system. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland is conducting the study, which will look at the existing limited entry system and evaluate its impact on individuals, communities and the lobster resource. It’s the […]

OLD TOWN (AP) — One of Maine’s great athletes is getting some national recognition this summer, 100 years after he just missed the medal stand in the 1912 Olympics. Andrew Sockalexis of the Penobscot Nation was 20 years old and had only been running in major races for about a year when he finished fourth […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is in the running to host the American Mustache Institute’s annual charity event dubbed the “Stache Bash.” Lou Jacobs, director of the New England chapter, says the annual event celebrates the “Mustached American” lifestyle and raises thousands for charity. The winning city will be announced on Sept. 4, the […]

BANGOR (AP) — Husson University says it’s offering a new degree program in retail management beginning this fall. The Bangor university says the school’s College of Business developed the new program with input from Walmart. The school says the new program includes courses that focus on supply chain management, financial reporting, sales and service, customer […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Public safety officials say the number of highway deaths in Maine is up 50 percent over last year. The Bureau of Highway Safety says 97 people have died on Maine roads so far this year as of Friday. At the same time last year, there had been 65 deaths. Officials say Maine […]