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Noah Kahan’s ‘Maine’ has gone platinum and given us a new anthem | Column

by Leslie Bridgers September 1, 2025September 2, 2025

With nearly 200 million streams on Spotify, it’s the most popular song to mention the state since ‘King of the Road.’

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture

It’s fall fair season in Maine. Here are the 8 you shouldn’t miss.

by Ray Routhier September 1, 2025September 2, 2025

Upcoming fairs are planned for Clinton, Litchfield, Oxford, New Portland, Farmington, Unity, Cumberland and Fryeburg.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

Families flock to New Gloucester orchard for apple picking, corn maze

by Sydney Richelieu August 30, 2025August 30, 2025

Opening day at Royal River Orchards in New Gloucester brought apples, cider, pumpkins and doughnuts as the fall season kicks off.

Health, Maine, News

How to get local food through Community Supported Agriculture

by Kendra Caruso August 30, 2025August 29, 2025

When it comes to buying local food and helping give farmers more revenue security, Community Supported Agriculture programs are one of the best ways to do that.

Business, Health, Maine, News

For Maine farmers, CSAs bring more certainty to an unforgiving industry

by Kendra Caruso August 30, 2025August 29, 2025

Many farmers have embraced community supported agriculture as a way to stabilize income and promote the benefits of local agriculture.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, News

Marvel and DC comic creator Mort Todd of Portland dies at 63

by Ray Routhier August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

The Maine native, who died Sunday, worked for Marvel and DC comics as well as Cracked magazine and helped launch others’ comic careers.

Health, Maine

Some Maine pharmacies to require prescriptions for COVID vaccines

by Gillian Graham August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

The change comes after the FDA restricted the coronavirus shots to those at high risk, breaking with previous public health policy that recommended annual booster shots for all Americans older than 6 months.