Mark LaFlamme: The pod people are among us

Talk of the town: Public confessions, zombifying flowers, only eating after dark and so much more.

‘Good street eats’: Lewiston-Auburn food trucks and the people who run them

The food truck scene is cookin' in the Twin Cities and throughout Maine these days, and there are a few tasty theories on why. 

Mystery Photo for June 4, 2023

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

So, you want to start a food truck business . . .

Lewiston's public health inspector dishes some good advice for those thinking about rolling out a food truck.

In a word: Tech names and a look at FANG

Amazon started out as Cadabra. But not everyone got the reference, and it didn’t help that people calling the retailer often heard 'cadaver' instead.

What exactly is the Bates College seal?

In a word: The names behind some big names

'Pete’s Submarines' sounded too much like “pizza submarines,” so owners Fred DeLuca and Doctor Peter Buck first changed the name to 'Doctor’s Associates' before deciding on a more familiar one.

Face Time: Joe Roy of Durham — a homesteading, powerlifting, wildlife biologist

Jay native Joe Roy is a private lands wildlife biologist for the state of Maine who juggles a host of personal passions while helping you make your land wildlife friendly.

Mystery Photo for May 28, 2023

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

The mystery behind Bates College’s shifting birthdates

With great hoopla, the college celebrated its centennial in 1964, then celebrated its 150th birthday just 41 years later.