By Thompson Free Library Director Jon Knepp The digital archive maintained by the Thompson Free Library and the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society (found at https://doverfoxcroft.

By Chris Sargent I can’t begin to count how often I heard it during my time with the Maine Warden Service.

By Anne Gass and Sue Mackey Andrews The gender wage gap is alive and well — and it is not something that Maine women are “choosing.

By Matthew Gagnon Very rarely do I get to compliment Gov.

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By Nancy Battick You’ve undoubtedly used newspapers in your genealogical research for articles on major life events such as marriages or obituaries.

By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this month, biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, this year’s class valedictorian at the University of Southern California, was informed that she would not be allowed to make the traditional address to her graduating class.

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By Irv Williams Maine was in the national spotlight on April 8 when the total eclipse of the sun occurred in a swath measuring 115 miles wide swept through the state from border to border.

By Matthew Gagnon For the last five years, the Maine state government has seemingly been on a mission to spend as much money as humanly possible.

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Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City hosts the RootsTech genealogical conference.

By Bob Mallard The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently proposed stocking lake trout in Haymock Lake in the Allagash Region.

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By BDN Editorial Board Anticipation was already sky-high across a large swath of Maine ahead of Monday, April 8’s total solar eclipse.

By Matthew Gagnon Last summer, Maine was abuzz with talk of a neo-Nazi training ground being formed by white supremacist Christopher Pohlhaus in Springfield.

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By Bill Green One of my rules as a journalist was to report ahead of the season.