Inside Maine's Best Employers 2025: A credit union that invests in its employees

Town & Country Federal Credit Union is a financial staple for locals in Maine who are trying to build wealth for themselves and their families. Here the main word other than money is community, and that shines in the way TCFCU treats its employees...

Court Hands Victory to Maine in Big Oil Climate Suit

Where Maine Colleges Rank in the 2025 Forbes College List

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Rankings The school year is back, and so are all those wonderful college ranking articles. You know, those lists that either give us bragging rights about our alma mater or send us into hiding if the ranking falls...

How Graham Platner's Campaign Is Trying to Do Damage Control After Nazi Tattoo Fiasco

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner got Nazi tattoos, posted homophobic slurs on Reddit, and might have trained with whack left-wingers in what appears to be an Antifa-like group. Sure, the latter isn’t disqualifying for liberal...

Stronger together: How Maine nonprofits are surviving through partnerships

By Sloane M. Perron Nonprofits nationwide were dealt an unexpected blow early this year when the Trump administration terminated select federal grants. Federal agencies now have broader discretion on whether to cancel grants. Because nonprofit...

Sappi Showcases “What’s Next” in Sustainable Packaging at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style. At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sappi North America will feature its What’s Next campaign, showcasing new products,...

"It's up to all of us": 2 Maine guides reclaim the outdoors after tragedy

This past July, a woman who regularly went paddle boarding alone was killed on a pond in Union. Sunshine Stewart was a biologist, boat captain, and carpenter who loved the outdoors. Police have charged a teenager with her murder but few details...

New broccoli hybrid can thrive in colder climates

Love it or loathe it, broccoli is one of the most popular vegetables in the United States. However, this staple vegetable can be as finicky as a picky eater when it comes to its growth. It is a temperate crop that likes cooler nights and...

New Report Ranks States on Climate-Related Health Risks

This story by Nada Hassanein appeared on September 26 on Stateline, part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine...

Making it in Maine requires a robust domestic manufacturing strategy | Opinion

Whitney Waxman and Ben Waxman are co-founders of American Roots Apparel in Westbrook. The Trump administration’s push to revive American manufacturing through tariffs, as highlighted in a recent New York Times article (“Trump wants America to make...

Fall’s Biggest Wildlife Events Happening In The U.S. Right Now

A bull moose in the autumn colors around Jackson, Wyoming during the moose rut. getty Pelicans flock by the thousands in Oklahoma, raptors soar across mountain ridges in Montana, whales make their final splash off Massachusetts and the forests...

Column: A climate change strategy that could help schools deal with AI

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. During a recent visit to Acadia National Park, I saw a display describing how the National Park Service (NPS) is handling climate change. The plan, named RAD, an...

New report ranks states on climate-related health risks, clean energy policies

Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low environmental risks and robust environmental policies, according to a report released this week. West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida and...

9 hikes with the best fall foliage views in Maine

This story was originally published in September 2016. The black flies and mosquitoes are gone, along with summer vacationers. The air is crisp and fresh; and leaves are turning magnificent hues of red, orange, gold and yellow. Autumn is the...

As temperatures rise, Maine schools need solutions for shoulder seasons

Ten-year-old Acadia Boyer of Oxford, Maine, still remembers a particularly hot day in school in detail. “It got to, like, 100 degrees. I was upstairs, so it was really hot because heat rises, so I just come home being like, 'It's so hot at...

Next-gen vessels transform some of America's most iconic waterways: 'The proof is in the pudding'

"It's an innovation born from necessity." by Calvin CoffeeOctober 25, 2025 Electric boats are quietly revolutionizing Maine's working waterfronts. Along the coast, oyster farmers and marine builders are trading boats with gas motors for...

The Outside Story: Creating caches winter preparation

On a recent walk in the Maine woods, I heard a red-breasted nuthatch calling softly to itself. It was 6 feet above me in a large white pine, climbing down the tree headfirst. Looking through my binoculars, I saw the nuthatch was carrying a red...

Vincent “Vin” N. Del Piano, Jr. (1939-2025)

Vincent “Vin” N. Del Piano, Jr. (1939-2025) VIENNA – Vincent “Vin” N. Del Piano Jr, 85, passed away on September 30, 2025, after a long illness, at Sandy River Center, Farmington, ME with his beloved wife at his side. Physicist, engineer, boat...

Skowhegan 2nd bridge project creeps forward

Officials have long discussed building a second bridge over the Kennebec River in Skowhegan to help relieve congestion on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridges, where traffic is seen here in 2022. The bridges carry traffic on and over the downtown...

Rumford man dies in ATV rollover while scouting for deer season

RUMFORD, Maine — A 78-year-old Rumford man died Friday afternoon after his ATV rolled over while he was scouting for deer hunting season, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Jeffrey Lang was operating a 2011 Yamaha...