BOOK REVIEW: Exploring the why behind the “woah!”
Author Caroline Bicks explores why King’s novels have had such a tremendous impact
My Wild Neighbors: Bobolink high jinks have makings of spicy Netflix series
Some bobolinks log enough miles in their lifetime to circle the equator five times, nature columnist Kim Ridley say in her latest column, “My Wild Neighbors.”
BOOK REVIEW: Finding forgiveness and fortitude in the pages of a book
Three characters, their unlikely connection, and how their love for reading changes them and the world they inhabit
My Wild Neighbors: Maine’s crazy ‘Big Night’ pool parties
Local amphibians are about to get busy with their annual mating migration
BOOK REVIEW: Power and love amid a drug war in Maine
A drug war erupts in this crime novel set in Afghanistan and Maine’s ‘Little Canada’
THE U-TURN: Governor welcomes students, historical society welcomes President
Fourth graders from Blue Hill met the governor, while a centuries-old document signed by Thomas Jefferson is delivered to the Castine Historical Society
BOOK REVIEW: A Mi’kmaq child goes missing in ‘The Berry Pickers’
After an exhaustive search, a family must return to Canada, while feelings of haunting and hope infuse a cast of characters.
BACKSPACE: Towing a dory to herring grounds in Stonington
Anchoring a dory was once a signal from fishermen that they had staked out where they would fish the next day for herring.
THE U-TURN: Super Bowl champion and a wicked full moon pic
A local general store cranked out pizzas for the Super Bowl and raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
My Wild Neighbors: February is the month for coyote love
Maine’s apex predator sets amorous sights on a mate in the month of February, writes nature columnist Kim Ridley in her latest column, “My Wild Neighbors.”

