Brooksville

Bobbi Ackerman explains why horses are great learning partners for youngsters, including those who may be struggling in school.

A settlement that followed decades of oil discharge from Chevron terminals in Hampden, first discovered in 2006, is aimed at environmental restoration in Penobscot and Hancock counties along the Penobscot River watershed.

The gift provides funding for local drama groups and venues from Biddeford to Presque Isle. Many of the recipients have had to curtail or eliminate their summer seasons as a result of COVID-19.

Rhode Island-based 1772 foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, considered 48 projects from across the state that were seeking nearly half a million dollars for things like roof repairs, fire safety and solar installation.

Some 40 newborn lambs, 50 ewes, a Brooksville farmer and a party supply company — no, this isn't a “guy walks into a bar” joke setup, it's a story of how one business relationship may have saved a Brooksville farmer's flock of lambs.

A couple of weeks before the Maine scallop season gets underway, fishermen are struggling to find places to keep their boats.

Local ordinances to exempt farmers and food producers from the state's regulatory oversight for food products won't...