Maine granite rocks!

While Maine's pegmatite can be prettier and may become the state's official rock, its tougher cousin, granite, has been creating and beautifying buildings and monuments across the country for centuries.

In a word: ‘More than one way to burn a book’

Our long history of attempted book censorship continues as society confronts gender identity.

Mark LaFlamme: Menacing mollusks and mermaids in the muck

Talk of the Town goes where no unicorn, cat lady or canal mermaid have gone before. So clam down!

New exhibit at Lewiston’s Maine MILL asks ‘Who are we?’

The newly renamed Museum L-A looks beyond the mill history of Lewiston-Auburn to the histories of our new Mainers in an exhibit that connects the past with the future.

Face Time: Kevin Jamison — Combining hardware and a caring heart in the River Valley

Whether it’s gathering clothing and goods for families burned out of their homes or starting a GoFundMe page for someone in financial need, Jamison and his fellow helpers are ready to assist their neighbors.

In a word: Bugs, Dickens and the evolution of language

These days, if someone called you a “nervous nimrod” you’d probably be upset, but that wasn’t always the case.

Mystery Photo for Feb. 26, 2023

Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.

Mark LaFlamme: On UFOs, wilted roses and subterranean cannibal spiders

In a word: Is it ‘awful’ that language changes?

 The answer depends on whether you're a prescriptivist or descriptivist.

Mystery Photo for Feb. 19, 2023

Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.