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Pearce owns Studio 1:1, on Penobscot traditional territory in Rockland. She is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal membe...
10/09/2025

Pearce owns Studio 1:1, on Penobscot traditional territory in Rockland. She is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member. Once her professional career began, she immediately saw patterns of Indigenous people and places left absent from cartography.

creating maps that foreground Indigenous peoples’ understanding of land and place Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce named 2025 MacArthur Fellow Thu, 10/09/2025 - 8:57am Margaret Wickens Pearce. (Photo courtesy Clark University) Margaret Wickens Pearce. (Photo courtesy Clark University) Cartogra...

To the National Weather Service, as little as six inches above normal rainfall could be sufficient for some locations to...
10/03/2025

To the National Weather Service, as little as six inches above normal rainfall could be sufficient for some locations to end the drought, but the hardest hit areas: "may need as much as 12 inches of rainfall spread out over months to see full recovery. Generally speaking, much of drought-stricken Maine needs 150% of normal precipitation over the next few months to ameliorate drought conditions before the ground freezes."

MIDCOAST — The ongoing drought of 2025 has deepened across Maine with approximately 306 known residential wells across the state reported to have gone dry. Compare that to a month ago, when a total of 21 dry private wells had been reported. Last week's heavy rain offered a brief respite, but not e...

A loon on Hosmer Pond in Camden suffered from multiple fish hooks buried under its wings, and was wound in fishing line....
09/23/2025

A loon on Hosmer Pond in Camden suffered from multiple fish hooks buried under its wings, and was wound in fishing line. A team went to work to save the loon. The message is clear: Be responsible for all your gear and clean up.

Editor's note: Dominic Gioia is a Camden resident and was recently part of a rescue effort of a juvenile loon on Hosmer Pond, in Camden. Besides being wrapped in heavy fishing line, the loon had multiple fishing hooks embedded in it, and was close to perishing.

CMP filed a five-year, $1.4 billion-plus spending plan, with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Two public hearings ...
09/16/2025

CMP filed a five-year, $1.4 billion-plus spending plan, with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Two public hearings scheduled for mid-October.

HALLOWELL — In a Sept. 16 news release, Maine's Public Advocate said she is concerned about the scale of a Central Maine Power Company spending plan that would, if approved, affect customers beginning in October 2026. CMP filed a five-year, $1.4 billion-plus spending plan, with the Public Utilitie...

As first to arrive on scene, Union Fire Chief Jesse Thompson encountered a fully-involved structure fire with most of th...
09/15/2025

As first to arrive on scene, Union Fire Chief Jesse Thompson encountered a fully-involved structure fire with most of the building was already on the ground. To him, this was an indication that the fire had been burning for a while prior to the 911 calls at approximately 2:05 a.m. Though the structure was referred to as a barn, a winery was in operation inside.

UNION — Union firefighters and their mutual aid battled a structure fire at Sweetgrass Winery and Distillery, early Monday morning, Sept. 15, 2025. The building, at 347 Carroll Road, is a complete loss. As first to arrive on scene, Union Fire Chief Jesse Thompson encountered a fully-involved struc...

Cameras placed on business buildings picked up images as the vandal moved around town on foot, and at one point, riding...
09/09/2025

Cameras placed on business buildings picked up images as the vandal moved around town on foot, and at one point, riding a white bicycle.

UPDATE: Camden is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the identification and apprehension of those responsible for the vandalism of 30 new parking kiosks that were installed in public areas along streets and in parking lots Friday, Sept. 5.

Could get a little dicey out on the ocean today. Also, the National Weather Service issued an elevated fire weather dang...
08/22/2025

Could get a little dicey out on the ocean today. Also, the National Weather Service issued an elevated fire weather danger advisory today. Take caution on both accounts.

It looks nice out there, but head east and the ocean is in a fury. Some of that is extending back to the Maine coast with the churning of Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic. A high surf advisory is in effect for the Midcoast. At 5 p.m. this morning, Aug. 22, the center of Erin was near latitude 38.6 Nor...

'When Maine reaches a Very High fire danger rating, it’s a stark reminder of how quickly our forests, fields, and commun...
08/14/2025

'When Maine reaches a Very High fire danger rating, it’s a stark reminder of how quickly our forests, fields, and communities can be put at risk.'

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS) is urging all residents and visitors to take immediate precautions as wildfire danger remains elevated across the state. Much of central and coastal Maine is at VERY HIGH fire danger. DACF provides t...

'Most folks, rightly, look at these blooms as a nuisance or a curiosity—bad news for swimmers, maybe, or a worry for lob...
08/10/2025

'Most folks, rightly, look at these blooms as a nuisance or a curiosity—bad news for swimmers, maybe, or a worry for lobsterfolk running lines through mats of stinging tentacles. Yet the real story begins far beyond our horizon, up in the polar twilight, with a patch of water that didn’t freeze.'

This year, the Gulf of Maine delivered one of its most surprising seasons in living memory—not just for scientists, but for everyone who lives, works, or plays along its coast. An extraordinary bloom of Arctic jellyfish arrived, the product of dramatic changes far to the north and unusual local we...

A community came. Paddle boards, kayaks, and canoes pulled in close. Several party boats floated around the perimeter. M...
08/08/2025

A community came. Paddle boards, kayaks, and canoes pulled in close. Several party boats floated around the perimeter. Many did not know her. Some came from residences along Crawford Pond. Others came because of the ripple affect of her tragedy. Most people wore yellow, the color that Stewart loved.

UNION – A plaque honoring Sunshine Stewart is now mounted to a boulder at the edge of an island on Crawford Pond, and while Stewart’s sister Kim Ware is encouraging the public to visit the spot in Stewart’s honor, Ware is also helping to advocate for women to stand up and reclaim their right t...

"There are currently more than 275 sailing vessels certificated to operate as small passenger vessels and approximately ...
07/31/2025

"There are currently more than 275 sailing vessels certificated to operate as small passenger vessels and approximately 110 of those vessels have wooden hulls. The Coast Guard will survey those wood vessels to determine the implementation status of Preventative Maintenance Plans and to also obtain better data on spar material (i.e., wood versus non-wood), spar construction (i.e., grown vs built), and spar age." -- U.S. Coast Guard

PENOBSCOT BAY — Almost two years ago, Oct. 9, 2023, a mast on the Grace Bailey schooner broke and fell, killing passenger Emily Mecklenburg, a physician at Pen Bay Medical Center, in Rockport.

Rebecca Spearing received the crown during the ceremony. Trishelle Ames was crowned Second Delegate, and prior to the c...
07/31/2025

Rebecca Spearing received the crown during the ceremony. Trishelle Ames was crowned Second Delegate, and prior to the ceremony, the five candidates chose among themselves their pick for Most Congenial: Riley Whitman.

ROCKLAND — The five candidates competing for the 2025 Delagate blew away the judges with their poise, knowledge, and respect, said the 78th Maine Lobster Festival president, Celia Knight. In introduction to the coronation ceremony, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Knight said she was glad she didn't have...

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