This writer’s experience: I’m glad we got a heat pump

A family tradition for some, taking ice-out records grows in importance in warming climate

Volunteers across Maine have been keeping records of when the ice clears on the state's lakes each spring, a century-old tradition now being used to assess the impact of climate change.

Greener by the Dozen: Tips for going green

Easy, effective Earth Day tips for helping the planet, protecting future generations and (often) saving you money.

The environment: Janet Mills, Paul LePage on two different planets

The governor and the former governor have starkly different takes on climate change.

Susan Collins hauls in cash for 2020 re-election campaign

With the race for the U.S. Senate in Maine more than a year off, the incumbent Republican senator has accumulated record campaign donations, even before any official announcement that she will seek another term.

Survivors of domestic violence press for $5 million in state support

Dozens rally and testify in support of a bill to fund nonprofit groups that provide support services. It would be the first state funding increase for the programs since 2000.

Republicans call for state income tax cut, warn against Democratic agenda

A group of prominent Republicans gathered with supporters at the State House on Monday, the tax filing deadline in most states, to highlight Maine's tax burden and call for spending restraint.

Annual frog migration brings out amphibian fans in Cumberland

Volunteers came Sunday to help frogs and salamanders cross Range Road, but the most movement likely happened after midnight, when the human visitors were gone.

Anson fire victim was a great outdoorsman, story teller, according to his children

Richard Duley, 75, was alone in his Moore Street home Sunday when it was destroyed by fire, the cause of which remains unknown.

Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication

All of the state's public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.