PRESQUE ISLE — A local man was unhurt but is facing several charges after he allegedly stole a local police cruiser and then crashed on a dirt road in nearby Chapman, according to police. Richard Lyman III, 20, drove away in the cruiser at speeds in excess of 100 mph Friday evening after police responded […]
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Lobster industry grateful for ‘normal’ summer
ELLSWORTH — If there is anything commercial fishermen in Maine have learned over the past several years, it is that things aren’t the way they used to be. Scallop catches are creeping back up as prices have hit an all-time high. Elver prices have come down a bit but remain historically high after shooting into […]
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Maine ready for colorful fall foliage season
AUGUSTA — As summer winds down, Maine conservation officials say they’re expecting a vibrant fall foliage season. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Maine Office of Tourism will begin releasing their weekly fall foliage report on Sept. 10. They will last through Oct. 25. Officials say that conditions in northern Maine […]
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Summer 2014: A tale of two tourist seasons
The summer tourist season thus far has been a story of contrasts — a slow start followed by a blazing-hot second half. Lodging businesses experienced a slow May due largely to poor weather, said Greg Dugal, the executive director of both the Maine Innkeepers Association and the Maine Restaurant Association. The weekends in June were […]
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Litchfield man injured in ATV accident near Grand Lake Stream
TOWNSHIP 43 – A moose and a cloud of dust helped cause a 36-year-old ATV rider to suffer serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash on Saturday, officials said. Jamie Dow of Litchfield was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center. He suffered a fractured skull and a broken arm, and was in stable […]
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Maine family’s hike of Appalachian Trail a rarity
BOWDOIN COLLEGE GRANT EAST TOWNSHIP — A Maine family with two young children may make the record books with its 2,160-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail. David, Emily, Nathan and Maddy Kallin are expected to complete the end-to-end hike of the trail on Monday, becoming just the 16th family with young children to do so. […]
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Rescuers help teen who fell while hiking the Knife Edge Trail at Baxter State Park
BAXTER STATE PARK — Rescuers were helping an 18-year-old hiker get to safety after he was injured in a fall on Saturday, park Director Jensen Bissell said. The unidentified hiker was on the Knife Edge Trail west of Pamola Peak when he fell. Park workers got the rescue call at about noon, Bissell said, and […]
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Maine to manage growing black sea bass fishery
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine fishery officials are proposing regulations to manage black sea bass, a species that is increasing in abundance in the state’s waters. Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the regulations will govern recreational and commercial fishing of the species. He calls black sea bass a new commercially-viable species for […]
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N.H. resident stricken by potentially deadly mosquito illness EEE treated in Maine
A New Hampshire resident has been hospitalized in Maine with Eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially deadly disease carried by mosquitoes, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The patient, an individual in his or her 50s whose identity is being withheld in accordance with confidentiality laws, contracted the viral illness in New […]
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Cutler calls for ranked choice voting, open primaries in gubernatorial elections
PORTLAND — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler on Thursday reiterated calls for new voting systems in Maine, which he said would help place all candidates — regardless of their political party — on equal footing. In a news conference at his Portland campaign office, Cutler called for Maine to begin using an open primary or […]