Rare Steller’s sea eagle makes highly anticipated return to Maine

The bird was spotted Saturday on the Back River between Arrowsic and Georgetown.

State parks on pace for another record year

COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn't slowed.

After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet

Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group's leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.

Fall begins Wednesday. Here’s where to see foliage this year around the Midcoast.

State experts are predicting an excellent fall foliage season this year in Maine.

Dead whale found off Phippsburg coast

A dead minke whale spotted floating off the coast of Phippsburg was later collected from a private beach in Georgetown.

Shellfish warden to host Georgetown clam flats exploration

Identify trees in wintertime during walk March 13 in Georgetown

Outdoor program hosted by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.

After a two-month battle, Georgetown COVID patient heads home

Traci Plummer lost her pulse for 97 seconds, but still managed to beat COVID-19.

Caution urged along southern Midcoast beaches following fatal shark attack

Both Popham Beach and Reid State Park are telling beachgoers to stay in shallow water — about waist-deep, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 

Body of missing swimmer, 70, recovered from Kennebec River in Richmond

John Charles Holmes of Georgetown was swimming with a friend when he was unable to return to their boat, anchored below the Richmond boat landing, according to searchers.