PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg American Legion Memorial Post 216 is inviting all Phippsburg veterans and their families to attend a ceremony and BBQ in honor of their service to our country. Phippsburg families who have an immediate family member serving in the Armed Forces are invited to attend the event and receive a Blue Star […]

MONTPELIER, VT. Vermont has made a name for itself in the national farm-to-school movement getting more locally raised foods into school cafeterias and curriculum about nutrition and agriculture into classrooms. Now the state will serve as a classroom of its own to 13 schools around the Northeast and others who want to learn more about […]

WELLS (AP) — Police in Wells say people aboard a charter fishing boat reported seeing a great white shark off the coast of Moody Beach. The sighting was reported just after noon on Saturday. According to the Portsmouth Herald the Wells harbormaster sent out boat out but was unable to confirm the sighting. Officials say […]

PORTLAND (AP) — City and church leaders in Portland will be gathering to honor the lives lost in the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina and to call for an end of violence and the proliferation of racism. The event this evening is being organized by the city of Portland, the NAACP Portland Branch, Portland’s […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Maine Audubon is looking for volunteers to help with its Scarborough Marsh Nature Center at the state’s largest salt marsh. The organization wants volunteers to participate in citizen science projects, including bird monitoring, in July and August. Volunteers are also needed to work in the Nature Store and lead groups on walks […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Community banks in Maine are seeing a spike in commercial lending activity as businesses owners turn from big banks to local ones. The Portland Press Herald reports that an analysis of banking data shows a flurry of loan activity at community banks due to business expansions and real estate investments. The newspaper […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — Maine’s maritime history is being celebrated with the Windjammer Days festival. The weeklong festival gets under way this week with one of the highlights being a parade of sail Wednesday featuring seven windjammers in Boothbay Harbor. Before it wraps up Saturday, there will be a tug-awar contest across the harbor, a […]