Friends help state loon count while keeping a tradition alive

Long-time volunteers Peggy Dorf and Bonnie Eletz share their love of loon counting on Thompson Lake.

Oxford Casino reopens gaming area for slots

Only 200 customers are allowed inside the casino, according to state guidelines, well below its 2,700 capacity.

Oxford Casino working on final details of reopening plan

Jack Sours, the vice president and general manager of Oxford Casino, hopes that its health and safety protocols will convince state authorities to soon lift the 200-person restriction.

State develops plan to allow Maine’s casinos to reopen

Hollywood Casino in Bangor will feature its slot machines starting Friday, but table games will remain closed.

Virus a big boom for consumer fireworks sales, big bust for commercial display companies

Central Maine Pyrotechnics sees revenue loss as municipalities cancel or postpone Fourth of July fireworks shows.

Maine Voices: Disease was formidable enemy for Maine soldiers in the Civil War

Then as now – and in surprising ways – illness shaped the way that people live and die.

Oxbow serves up the perfect pair: Beer and cross-country skiing

The brewery's new tasting room in western Maine has free Nordic trails. Even better: Many other breweries in Maine also sit a stone's throw from amazing trails for skiing, strolling or bicycling.

Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers seeks Christmas Program donations

Maine mothers nominated for 2020 Maine Mother of the Year

Gala set for Nov. 22 at Le Club Calumet in Augusta.

Daddy O’s bridges gap between local businesses

When Market Square lost power after a Halloween storm, Daddy O's owner Aaron Ouellette reached out to help the fellow small business owner.