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I am not a resident of Bangor but haven’t seen this option mentioned for the Fairmont question....

At a northern Maine so-called inn, there’s the constant chirping of fresh fluffy chicks, the territorial honking geese and crowing roosters as a Merrill man’s flock of cold-hardy chickens, guinea fowl, quail, and geese continues to grow.

The Side Chick Inn<...

The condition of two short railroad lines in Maine has been raised as a potential issue in a company’s plans to lease and reopen lines in Augusta and Bucksport from rail giant CSX.

The two branches, one connecting Augusta to Waterville and the other running between Bucksport and Bangor, have been dormant for years. They’re now owned by CSX, which acquired Pan Am...

For three years, everything that happened in the entryway of Willie Banks’ Westbrook home was captured by his neighbor’s security camera.

What he didn’t realize until recently was that a state drug officer was using the camera feed to watch him in real time without first obtaining a warrant. That revelation, disclosed in federal court last week by Banks’ defense ...

Hummingbirds are returning to Maine as the 2026 spring migration continues across North America.

Birders across the country are using an interactive map that updates with new sightings.

Most hummingbirds spend the winter ...