As Maine chief forest ranger Bill Hamilton spent a few minutes discussing campfire safety recently, much of the state baked on yet another 80-degree day, and Bangor-area lawns turned brown after weeks of little rain.

When I started fly fishing, I knew less than nothing about the sport, and everything about it made me nervous   I didn’t want to make a fool out of myself, and didn’t know who to ask for help.

While Maine colleges and universities plan to test many students and staff as they reopen their campuses this fall, the same scale of testing is unlikely in the state’s public schools.

On July 22, the U.

Will the Maine Principals’ Association crown state champions in the high school sports it sponsors this fall amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic?   No one can say for sure yet, but Tuesday was a good day for those prospects for one simple reason — planning for the upcoming season continues.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is one in a cohort of organizations and individuals throughout the state hosting a Maine Humanities Council Discussion Project this summer.

The source of a May 21 wildfire that consumed 45 acres in Baxter State Park remains undetermined.

When Pine Tree Hospice set out this March to train a group of new volunteers in Dexter, we had no idea what we were in for.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting outside from 10-11:30 a.

If you love wildlife and would like to see more of it around your home, you’re in luck.