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Florida Panther Populations Increase Sharply Since Days When 20 Remained
The endangered Florida panther is improving its chances of survival every day—with a little help from their government friends.
The estimated number of endangered Florida panthers...
A 3,000-Mile Bike Path Will Soon Stretch From Florida To Maine
What may be the longest bike path in the world is in the works — stretching the entire length of the Eastern United States...
Wife of Maine’s Governor Takes Waitress Job
Maine’s first lady waited on tables for several weeks before people realized who she was.
Ann LePage kept a low profile, taking on double shifts...
Giant Chestnut Tree Found in Maine Could Help Save a Near-Extinct Species
The discovery of the tallest Chestnut tree left in North America may mean new hope for an iconic species nearly wiped out by disease.
Why...
Maine Great-Grandmother Still Driving the Ambulance as EMT Volunteer
As a joke, a fire department in Maine presented its oldest EMT with a walking stick a few years back. She hobbled off the...
Beautiful Maine Inn to Go to Winner of Public Essay Contest
For anyone who has dreamed of running a country inn, now is the time to act — and write. Janice Sage is holding an essay...
Maine Logger Plunges into Icy Water, Cuts Limp Infant From Car Seat
Leo Moody was driving home from work on a rural Maine road Monday night when he spotted an SUV submerged upside-down in shallow water...
Maine Rescuers Free Whale That was Completely Entangled
Off the coast of Bar Harbor, a humpback whale is finally free after rescuers took hours to disentangled the fishing gear so it could swim...
Maine Scientists Say Acid Rain Effects Are Reversing Much Faster
"Two Maine scientists are celebrating good news about the environment, after a decades-long study has shown that the negative effects of acid rain have...
Maine Girl Returns Lost Money, Gains Awesome Reward
A young stay-at-home mom in Maine admits that she had to think about it a for a minute when her eight-year-old discovered $4000 on...
Kindness Week Proclaimed in Eastern Maine
Through next Saturday, people in Maine's easternmost county are being urged to think positive and be especially kind as the county celebrates what's been...
Maine’s Biggest Lobster Returned to Atlantic Ocean
The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into...
Reopening of Maine Paper Mill Stirs Hope
Gloom is giving way to a glow of optimism in two northern Maine towns.
Paper-making, for generations the lifeblood of Millinocket and East Millinocket, is...
Burt’s Bees Founder Buys Enough Land in Maine to Open National Park, Finds Common Ground With Hunters
The state’s sportsmen were outraged when Roxanne Quimby, the conservation-minded founder of Burt’s Bees cosmetics, bought up more than 120,000 acres of Maine’s fabled...
Patrick Dempsey Raises $1.1 Million for Cancer With Bike Ride in Maine
"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey raised more than $1.1 million for cancer over the weekend when 4,000 people biked, walked, or ran in races...
Maine Senator Announces $20 Million Offshore Wind Investment
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it is setting aside $20 million for deepwater, offshore wind energy development, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins...
Public Choosees 5 Non-profits for $100,000 Grant From Tom’s of Maine
For the first time in its 40 year history of charitable giving, Tom's of Maine, the natural toothpaste company, opened up its funding process...
Middle Schoolers Want to be the “Kindest School in Maine”
With thousands of acts of kindness under their belts and plans for many more, Biddeford Middle School students are showing they’re serious when...
World-Changers Meet in Maine to Change the World
"Each year, Pop!Tech brings dozens of world-class thinkers and doers, along with hundreds of listeners, to a three-day retreat in rural Maine. Their goal:...
Maine Letter Carrier Named ‘Hero of the Year’ for Rescuing Elderly Apartment Fire Victim
A Maine letter carrier who pulled an elderly woman in flames from her burning apartment building along his postal route, then alerted other residents...