During hot weather, people need to be able to recognize and treat heat-related illnesses.
Greg Fish
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Milford voters zip through town meeting
Voter approved total appropriations for fiscal year 2020 of about $5 million.
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FY20 city budget approved
The city council has approved a fiscal year 2020 city budget of just over $17 million.
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Senator Collins welcomes Andrew Moreira to Washington, D.C., office
Moreira, an Old Town native, has been awarded a summer internship.
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Rainy spring produced a bumper crop of ticks, black flies and mosquitoes
What’s made this spring so much worse than other years is the extended duration of cool, wet weather.
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UMaine gets $1 million grant to help strengthen state forest economy
The funding will help strengthen Maine’s forest economy and create jobs in rural Maine by increasing production of advanced bio-based products and support the purchasing of a former mill site.
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If you care about wildlife, leave it alone
AUGUSTA – As the weather continues to get warmer and more people are enjoying the outdoors, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reminding everyone to follow this motto when encountering wildlife, especially young animals: If you care, leave them there. Wildlife is active during this time of the year and it isn’t […]
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Old Town Library offering talk on permaculture
Learn how to go beyond organic, and grow delicious vegetables without relying on commercial fertilizers and pesticides.
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Old Town mill takes another step toward reopening
Crews accepted the first batch of wood chips needed to restart operations at the mill last week.
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Volunteers sought for Orono boards and committees
The Town of Orono seeks residents interested in serving on the following boards and committees: Planning Board, Board of Appeals, Board of Assessment Review, Library Board of Trustees, Tree Board and Orono-Veazie Water District Board of Trustees.