Wild Blueberry Weekend a tasty celebration of Maine

The annual event at Fields Fields farm in Dresden and more than 15 other locations across Maine celebrates the state's wild blueberry farmers, who produce more than 95% of the country's wild blueberries.

Former UMaine astronomer remembered for unpacking the mysterious universe

George Ayers taught Mainers about the wonders of the celestial world for decades at UMaine and in his monthly column 'What's Up.' He died at home in Gorham on May 10 at age 96.

Schools attend 25th Maine Model United Nations Conference

University of Southern Maine announces layoffs to take effect Friday

The UMaine System school says it is ending the Russell Scholars program and eliminating several management positions, but would not say how many employees would be laid off.

Mills hopes money for Maine ‘co-working’ businesses will help bring, keep remote workers

Eleven communal office companies – including 6 in southern Maine – were awarded a total of $500,000 as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.

Farm tractor safety courses to be offered in April, May

What it will take for Maine schools to serve more kids with disabilities

A bill pending in the Legislature would require schools to educate and provide services for 3- and 4-year-olds. Some districts are showing the way.

Lawsuit alleges founder of Special Olympics Maine sexually abused child for decades

An Augusta man says Melvin 'Mickey' Boutilier, who died in 2012, starting abusing him when he was a child in the 1960s.

Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal

A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

Smiling Hill Farm could be a roadblock for preferred Gorham Connector route

The 500-acre, 13th-generation family operation in Westbrook wants to preserve the farmland and forest it has cultivated and harvested since 1720, but some of its woodland lies in the path of the Maine Turnpike Authority's proposed 4-lane highway.