FALMOUTH — A loon glides  across a still lake, the white dots on its black wings appearing to sparkle in the reflection off the water.

By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Weather Service is predicting that Tropical Storm Elsa will pass directly over the Gulf of Maine from Cape Cod to the Bay of Fundy on Friday afternoon and evening.

MONSON — Camden Shakespeare Festival, Monson Arts and The Center Theatre will present the comedy “Aquitania,” written and directed by Stephen Legawiec, outdoors in Monson at 2 p.

By David Marino Jr.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Travel within Maine continued to rebound over the July 4 holiday, but traffic fell short of pre-pandemic levels over the rainy long weekend.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation updates its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy every five years using U.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Farmers and ranchers have until Aug.

There is very good news for Maine’s whitetail deer.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Upgrades cited in the first phase of a feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system will cost $4,994,080.

By The Associated Press PORTLAND — Maine has banned winter electricity disconnection threats that mislead consumers.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff When Elizabeth “Liz” Ryan began her nearly 40-year career as an emergency dispatcher in the early 1980s, she used a manual typewriter with a red and black ribbon, a landline telephone and a two-way radio to communicate with police officers, firefighters and ambulance drivers.

Registration for the Maine Woods Rambler — a gravel ride scheduled for Sunday, Sept.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A national Republican group was quick to put out a statement hammering Gov.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Outbid last year on a home in Greenville, Scott Merrill instead bought land to build a house.

By Sam Schipani Maine’s prolonged drought, now more than 16 months long and impacting the whole state, has exacerbated the threat of wildfires by creating an earlier and longer wildfire season.

DEXTER — Around 80 teenagers and adults will arrive in Dexter on July 4 to work on and improve homes of the elderly, disabled and other residents.

AUGUSTA – A bill to establish the Maine Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel, sponsored by Rep.

By David Marino Jr.