Winslow Park campers may lose the lottery

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Published
November 27, 2019

Winslow Park campers may lose the lottery

The park commission recommends doing away with a decades-old lottery that awards campsites in perpetuity.
Published
October 10, 2019

Mount View High School evacuated after staff detects smell of gas

Within one minute of the initial call to Thorndike, fire departments from Freedom, Unity and Montville also responded.
Published
May 26, 2019

Bald eagle, the oldest documented in Maine, is euthanized after a fall

The staff at Avian Haven is 'beyond sad' to say goodbye to the bird rescued two years ago in Washington County.
Published
April 28, 2019

Birding: Since 1999, Avian Haven has treated more than 26,000 birds

The bird rehabbers who work – and volunteer – at the nonprofit in Freedom are heroes.
Published
March 11, 2019

You have a 2-week window to get a table at The Lost Kitchen. But it’s not that easy.

Diners all over the world can gamble a postcard and a stamp in hopes of getting a table at the restaurant in Freedom.
Published
January 27, 2019

Bill Nemitz: Maine wildlife chief no stranger to drama like the great black hawk flap

A winter storm knocked the bird from its perch in Portland's Deering Oaks and a group of heroic souls came to the rescue.
Published
January 21, 2019

Rare raptor’s health improving after its rescue from snowstorm

A great black hawk found in the snow in Deering Oaks is being treated at a wildlife rehabilitation center thanks to a Portland woman and volunteer drivers who relayed the bird through Sunday's storm.
Published
January 20, 2019

Great black hawk in Portland rescued during snowstorm

The injured bird, which is native to Central and South America, had been living in Deering Oaks.
Published
November 16, 2018

Lawmakers from Portland and Biddeford join leadership in Maine House

All 3 of the top Democrats in the House are from southern Maine.
Published
August 3, 2018

While Maine’s loon population holds steady, boaters can pose a danger

Members of the Friends of Messalonskee have fielded complaints about boaters coming too close to the birds' nesting areas or driving too fast too close to shore.