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Upcoming cider pressing event to be hosted at hte Law Farm Nature Trails
DOVER-FOXCROFT -- The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is partnering with the East Sangerville Grange (ESG) again for an upcoming Cider Pressing event. According to a release from the PCSWCD, the event will be held at the Law Farm Nature Trails, Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday September 14th, from...
Luxury living in Ogunquit, Maine: Four new $2 million homes coming soon
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The team behind four new luxury homes to be built off Captain Thomas Road is promising the residences will be something new and needed in Ogunquit. As he clutched a shovel for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 22, Rock Bisson, the general contractor and president of Generation Homes in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offered a vision for what the future owners of the new homes can expect. ...
Kittery Premium Outlets to get multi-million-dollar renovations: What to know
KITTERY, Maine — The Kittery Premium Outlets shopping plaza will soon undergo renovations in a multi-million-dollar project expected to last into early 2025, though none of its stores on Route 1 will close during the process. Simon Premium Outlets, the international retail real estate and owner of the Kittery Premium Outlets, is touting the largely cosmetic set of improvements coming to the town’s mall road shops starting in September. ...
No injuries after reports of shots fired at Lewiston back-to-school event
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - Police in Lewiston are investigating reports of shots fired in two areas within minutes of each other Friday night. Officials say they were called to McGraw Park at around 6:50 p.m. Friday, where hundreds of people, mostly children, were in the park for a back-to-school event.
Local Cub Scouts preparing for registration event at Windham Middle School
The Cub Scout experience in Windham is about children and families having fun times together and guiding boys in kindergarten to Grade 5 to become leaders and outstanding members of the community when they grow up. Windham's Cub Scout Pack 805 gathers before presenting the. colors at a Maine Mainers...
Windham in the 1960s: Back to school at Field-Allen
From 1958 to 1988, my parents and their six children occupied the Goold House on Windham Center Road. Out of those years, perhaps the most memorable for me were 1961 to 1963, when I attended Field-Allen Junior High. My classmates and I had spent the previous year at Newhall School,...
‘Lost River’ temporarily flows again in Windham after 100 years
When a dam malfunction resulted in the emptying of Dundee Pond at the start of the summer, a lost river took its place. Whitney Falls has reappeared in Windham as part of the. 'Lost River,' a portion of the Presumpscot River which was. swallowed up when a dam was built...
Road Trip Stalls as Somerset Falls in Portland on Thursday
PORTLAND, ME - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs by a score of 3-1 on Thursday night at Hadlock Field.. The loss drops the Somerset Patriots to 4.5 games back of the Sea Dogs for first place in the second half standings with 21 games remaining in the regular season.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Somerset had its three-game win streak snapped, falling to 6-2 on their current road trip. RHP Zach Messinger (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K) did not factor into a decision, ending his...
Up in the Air: Maine’s Most Popular Airline Routes Revealed
Air travel can be rough. The long security lines, crowded food courts, non-existent parking, never-ending terminals, and general public can drive any sane person mad. However, we Mainers are relatively lucky. Our two largest commercial airports are a godsend. Easy in, easy out. There's nothing like parking and getting to the gate in the span of 10 minutes. It's a completely different flying experience, and small market flying at its finest.
Three High Schools in Maine Named Best in State
We can all agree that getting a proper education is important, but in our Pine Tree State, not all educations seem to be created equal. In Maine, everyone agrees that is essential, whether you're a child, a parent, or someone without kids. However, not all schools offer the same quality of education.
Beloved Central Maine Bar Owner, Known for Kindness, Passes Away Suddenly
The last year has been tough for the Lebel family. As many people know, in October 2023, the family's business, Schemengees Bar & Grille, was one of the sites of the worst mass shooting in Maine history. Ten of the eighteen people who were killed that night were customers of Schemengees.
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