School of fish: Brooksville kids assist in annual alewives count
Brooksville Elementary School, MCHT, and MMA team up to help students get their feet wet
GSA names new head of school
Shelly Schildroth is a GSA alumna and longtime educational leader in Hancock County
‘Fill the boot’ effort starts for mill explosion victims
Penobscot Fire Department, general store team up to raise funds after Searsmont lumber yard explosion kills firefighter, injures others
Angus King III sits down for a cup of coffee with The Rising Tide
From immigration to education to energy, candidate says the governor’s office is the ‘tip of the spear’ in today’s politics
Penobscot road to reopen after monthlong construction project
Migrating fish swimming under the bridge expected to make it in time for Alewife Day celebration
Election security experts say system is ‘solid and secure’
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says Mainers can ‘be proud’ of record voter turnout over the years
Downeast Audubon hosts annual ‘Birdathon’
Seven teams will compete to “hear or see" the most species within one 24-hour period”
BHHS effort to catalog archives nears completion
The volunteer-led project has been six years in the making and includes thousands of documents
Write-in candidate jumps into probate race for troubled seat
Brian Thomas seeks Democratic nomination, running against Matt Foster
MMA approves nuclear engineering technology major
Trustees suspend PEO and oceanography programs, environmental science on probation
Bucksport medical marijuana farm makes progress on code questions
Farm received license from Office of Cannabis Policy without local compliance but is cooperating with with town
Bullying concerns raised at Deer Isle-Stonington School Board meeting
District faces diminished cost-share revenue from state
Funding request for Blue Hill fire station clears first hurdle
Fire department also receives “thank you” donation from Toddy Pond Association
Music grant allows students to play ‘Rolls Royce of an instrument’
$97,000 from Music Drives Us to purchase new instruments, expand program
Open floor plan: With no takers, library demolishes house offered for free
Demolition is first step toward library expansion
Halibut season opens May 18
Short season runs through June 13, allowing fishing only five days each week
Castine voters approve $6.2M budget, including GSA funding request
Residents voice displeasure that GSA didn’t show up–again–to explain tuition request
Maine’s Young Entrepreneurs Market announces summer lineup
Castine-based youth market focuses on helping kids cultivate creativity and community
Multiple crews stop wildland fire 20 feet from Penobscot home
Some crews forced to take 40-minute detour to reach fire scene
A town divided spurs creative ways to be together
Food passed over a stream is just one way locals are dealing with Penobscot’s major road construction