The Magalloway Collaborative has raised over $49 million to permanently conserve forest and wetlands for a variety of public uses.
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What are the Maine income tax brackets for 2025?
The thresholds for all three brackets have risen to keep pace with inflation.
Purchase of roadside spring in Woodstock saves water source from development
Braydon Rice, of Woodstock, paid $70,000 to ensure the spring remains undeveloped. The town is likely to conduct a geological survey.
Midcoast district cancels school after bomb threats
The threat at Topsham-based MSAD 75 was not credible, police say, and there is no danger to the public.
Budget planning begins as Spruce Mountain school district reviews bleachers, technology
The facilities director told the RSU 73 board that the new bleachers have arrived at Spruce Mountain High School and will be installed soon.
First months of Maine winter have been colder and snowier than recent years
But the temperatures and snowfall aren’t breaking short- or long-term records. At least not yet.
Western Maine ski resorts take dining up a notch
Stand in line cafeteria-style or try something different. Food and drink choices are aplenty at Maine’s three largest ski mountains: Saddleback, Sunday River and Sugarloaf.
Maine’s first turtle tunnel is working
An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist.
The outlook for 6 forest pests and diseases in Maine
Deep freezes in 2023 and 2024 provided relief for some of Maine’s most preyed-on tree species. Will that continue in 2026?
Indigenous organization trains 30 new doulas
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness is aiming to help fill in gaps as maternity services have shuttered across Maine.