Excerpts: Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that her administration is pushing forward with offshore wind initiatives aimed at generating more sustainable energy for Mainers.
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A New Hampshire-based development company hopes to turn 20 acres of hayfield here into a solar array that could generate enough electricity to power roughly 1,400 households.
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With all the information available on human responses and precautions related to the ongoing coronavirus strain COVID-19, animal experts are urging pet and livestock owners to prepare for their pets and livestocks’ needs in the event they become ill, travel becomes limited or are they unexpectedly separated from animals for an extended period of time.
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Julia Bayly has been involved in some capacity with the Can-Am since 1993, but for her, the most enduring involvement has been hosting mushers.
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Maine has already carved out a niche in the craft beer industry with unique flavors and brands thanks in part to the use of locally grown hops and barley. Experts say there is no reason the same can’t be done with the steadily growing hemp production in the state.
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If you weren't able to get a bottle of hand sanitizer for yourself, you can make your own using ingredients available in any drug store and most grocery stores.
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Austin McDevitt, 22, drove himself to the Belfast police station in the early morning of March 15, 2019, to turn himself in after shooting 26-year-old Shane Sauer.
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“At any given day at this school, you will see kids playing chess. I think it’s fabulous to see children engaged and excited about an intellectual game.”
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This year's ordering of chicks comes amid increasing concerns over the new coronavirus, which can be carried by poultry, among other animals.
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Most of the time I have fun creating my own little stories, especially the ones that involve appearances from the real-life critters here on Rusty Metal Farm.
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Just when I think I’ve got a handle on all the wonders of Maine, something new pops up on my radar that begs to be explored. Frankly, that’s one of the best parts about living in Maine. There is always something new to discover.
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A Waldo County jury on Friday found a former farmer not guilty on all four counts of animal cruelty in connection with the killing of three of his pigs and the care of a surviving pig at his farm in March 2018.
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Jurors heard a sharply different version of the events that led up to pigs getting exhumed from a mass grave in Swanville as the trial of a former farmer accused of animal cruelty continued on Wednesday at the Waldo Judicial Center.
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These are not the friendly, soil-enriching earthworm gardeners and farmers welcome on their land.
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The man who used his excavator to bury pigs on a Swanville farm nearly two years ago described a bloody, chaotic scene for jurors on Monday, the first day of Jerry Ireland’s animal cruelty trial at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast.
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I honestly will not be surprised to one day hear a knock on the door and open to find several critters wanting to come in for a visit.
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Ten-year-old Marissa Kennedy clearly experienced torture at the hands of her mother and stepfather before her death in Stockton Springs two years ago, Justice Robert Murray said on Friday as he explained what factored into his decision to sentence her mother to 48 years in prison for her role in the murder.
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Sharon Kennedy, who retained her maiden name after getting her marriage to Julio Carrillo annulled in December, was convicted of her daughter’s murder after an emotional, often-harrowing two-week trial that same month.
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A Waldo County jury on Thursday deliberated less than an hour before finding an unlicensed contractor guilty of stealing more than $100,000 from a Monroe homeowner.
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