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This spring it is bears — not tourists — that MDI residents are talking about

How the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race became the biggest of its kind in New England

Everything fans need to know to watch the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race

Letter: I enthusiastically support Joe Baldacci for Congress

Heart of Ellsworth launches Downtown Housing Opportunity Project

ELLSWORTH — Heart of Ellsworth, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midcoast Board of REALTORS®, the National...

GOP leaders delay FISA vote amid GOP rebellion

House GOP leaders postponed a Wednesday procedural vote on an extension of a key federal spy powers program as they...

AIDS activists disrupt Vought’s testimony on Trump’s budget

A group of AIDS activists and former USAID employees disrupted White House budget director Russ Vought’s testimony before the House...

Trump makes last-minute plea for GOP to ‘stick together’ on key surveillance powers vote

President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure for Republicans to “unify” behind a clean, 18-month extension of a key spy...

House Budget chair to brief Senate GOP

House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington will attend Senate Republicans' closed-door conference lunch Wednesday, according to two people granted anonymity...

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

Sweden's minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are "now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations in Europe."

After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI

Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility.

MDI traffic camera raises privacy concerns

Though that Somesville camera is not a Flock camera, there are reportedly Flock cameras in use on MDI at undisclosed...

US home builder sentiment drops to 7-month low in April

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market index dropped four points to 34 this month, the lowest level...

L.C. Bates Museum summer 2026 exhibition ‘Light’ to open May 9