The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says wardens only respond to bear sightings when there is a threat to public safety or property. For more local stories, continue with us on our ...

With poets laureate from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Prince Edward Island, 492 poems in downtown windows, 19 events, ...

The emerald ash borer, an invasive insect and threat to Maine ash trees, was confirmed on Mount Desert Island.

Two catastrophic fires happened at the same time in Washington County on Friday. One fire with explosions destroyed a home on ...

There's something about a salty breeze and a pint of cold beer that feels right. Few places serve that combo better than Portland, Maine—a small coastal city with a serious taste for hops.

Commercial fishermen and seafood processors and distributors seeking to convert to new, lower-carbon emission systems say ...

ORONO — There will be another NCAA men’s basketball tournament without the University of Maine. This time ... close to home in Providence, Rhode Island, or would the Black Bears make a ...

A person can legally train up to six dogs at a time from July 1 until the fourth day before bear hunting season opens. Also read: What you need to know about Maine's new license plate rollout ...

I've always had this terrifying fear of black bears both when I grew up in New Jersey and Maine. Before I explain everything else, can you imagine how terrified I was when both of my dogs ran after an ...

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