State officials from the Maine Department of Transportation and Maine Department of Inland Wildlife and Fisheries were invited to speak at a forum here Thursday night by state Sen. Troy Jackson, after the lawmaker received several phone calls from “emotional people” regarding an uptick in moose accidents in the area.
Late August is harvest crunch time for many Maine farmers, including Jim Buckle of Buckle Farm in Unity.
A hard-hitting thunderstorm blew through the woods and lakes north of Moosehead Lake yesterday, churning the air at speeds that reached nearly 70 mph and indicating to the National Weather Service that Maine may have seen its first tornado of the year.
On Wednesday, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued an emergency rule that further delineated legal practices by the state’s bear hunters. The impetus for that decision: Wildlife officials had become aware of a device they are concerned could harm federally protected Canada lynx.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has recently launched a new Environmental Education webpage on the agency’s website.
The Meo Bosse Detachment Marine Corps League Toys for Tots is already gearing up for their annual Christmas toy drive in Aroostook County, and organizers want to bring a country music singer to the area for a fundraising concert.
It started with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security.
The Maine Potato Board is looking for nominations for the 2019 Young Farmer of the Year award.
The 2019 Farmer’s Almanac was published Monday, and with it comes a hotly (or coldly, as the case may be) anticipated bit of meteorological prognosticating: the Almanac’s yearly winter predictions.
Gov. Paul LePage was back in the Blaine House and resting Monday after a weekend health episode that led to him being taken back to Maine from a family trip to New Brunswick, according to a spokesman.
