Fifty Shades of Black Bears in Maine. The documentary showcases decades of dedicated fieldwork by the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries.

Mournful and appreciative, Stephen King "stands by me," friends Rob and Michele Reiner @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Lobster buoys helping us find the holiday cheer @danbydoodles.bsky.social @bangordailynews.bsky.social

The geographic roots of our immigration divide: rival regional cultures with different ideas about identity, belonging, and assimilation, each attracting or repelling immigrants throughout our history. My latest for @politico.com. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Faneuil Hall in Boston, once the "Cradle of Liberty was the place for immigrants taken away from their citizenship oath ceremony. The Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown has no boundaries.

Dulce de Leche Flan at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland, Maine, leads the list of best desserts

New England is among the fastest-warming regions in the entire world @shankman.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

An endangered North Atlantic right whale travels from Donegal to Boston. Adding to the waves of Irish immigration in shaping Boston as the destination @bostonglobe.com

Charles Shay, of Maine's Penobscot tribe, was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the shores of Normandy carrying wounded soldiers to safety. He also received the French Legion of Honor in 2007. Shay had been living in Normandy and died near the same shores of his heroism.

This is awful, awful news. My Newport Creamery in Cranston is closing. @bostonglobe.com

On Thanksgiving, Thankful for those who dare to defend and protect others @globeopinion.bsky.social

Wishing everyone across Maine a happy Thanksgiving. As we take time to appreciate life’s blessings, I’m grateful for this beautiful state and the wonderful people who call it home.

“There is a deep moral influence in these periodical seasons of rejoicing in which a whole community participates.” said Sarah Josepha Hale. Her purposes were also political: a national holiday, she argued, could help preserve the Union. She petitioned President Lincoln in 1863. By Bret Stephens

Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan, Maine, wins Super Gold medal for its plain whole milk ricotta at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards

Maine communities keeping streets safe for students near schools @strongtowns.org

In Maine, Fisheries matter

Noel Paul Stookey, last member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has lived in Blue Hill, Maine for years finding, “There is Love.” By Elizabeth Walztoni @bangordailynews.bsky.social

David Gruber is a Marine Biologist who talks to Whales. Finding that whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own @projectceti.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Tatiana Scholssberg, writer, environmental journalist, mom, JFK granddaughter, is dying of cancer. While chronicling her diagnosis and grueling treatment process, she says the health-care system on which I relied felt strained with her cousin as Health Secretary. Katie Muchnick @bostonglobe.com

On November 22, 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy traveled to Dallas. As they rode through the city, shots were fired, and the motorcade rushed to the nearest hospital. At 2:38 pm EST, CBS television news anchor Walter Cronkite reported the president’s death. Learn more: jfklibrary.org/November22

It’s a betrayal of all that my father worked for says Maxwell Taylor Kennedy. "My brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s secretary of health and human services, knows my father’s legacy as well as anyone." @bostonglobe.com

Maine's Job Corps Centers can now enroll students after federal freeze on Maine only. Congressional Delegation fights back.

🎙# On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book on Rhode Island founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit highlighting the life of his wife, Mary Williams.

At the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social, penguins, live long and prosper by Stan Grossfeld @bostonglobe.com

Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain? Speculation on Facebook Zuckerman: "We’d like to deter anyone from hiking on the mountain!”

“The person-to-person relationships between Halifax and Boston — between eastern Canada and New England — go back hundreds of years through generations, and truly transcend any current political moment,” Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore. Boston Mayor Wu receives Christmas Tree. Elbows Up / Not 51

It’s a tall task, @senangusking.bsky.social putting the odds of success no higher than 50 percent. But he said that’s better than what he considered a zero percent chance before the deal because the Republicans were not budging. By Jim Puzzanghera @bostonglobe.com

Remembering Lenny Wilkins, Providence Friars legend. Leading Providence to its first NIT appearance in 1959 and to the NIT finals in 1960.

“‘Halte-la, Halte-la’ Snowshoers are coming!” By Jonathan Gosnell @pressherald.com

🚨 New video: DC powerbrokers think they can pick Maine’s next member of Congress. They can’t. Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about. Watch 👇

Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a West Point graduate, served in the 82nd Airborne Division, says, "President Trump is politicizing the military for his benefit. He is disrespecting our service members. And he is setting precedents that will haunt us for generations."

Goodbye Farmers' Almanac. After 200-plus years, the Maine-based almanac is publishing its last edition, putting our best days behind us. By David Epstein @bostonglobe.com

Maine Voters Approve ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous. By Jenna Russell @nytimes.com

How Bowdoin College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View @nytimes.com

Lobsters are moving north. Greg Mercer @bostonglobe.com

The stories behind Maine’s coolest craft beer names | Leslie Bridges Column @pressherald.com

Congratulations to Ceddanne Rafaela on his first career Gold Glove Award! Credits to: @RedSox #RedSox #BostonStrong #MLB #FenwayPark #BaseballNation

Red Sox beat Dodgers in 2018 World Series. Blue Jays of the American League East ready to do same.

On Baseball from Los Angeles: As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...

Birthplace for the American revolution. Boston knows the way

Maine's Cooper Flagg ready on day one @pressherald.com

Ken Burns won't say if the American Revolution started in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, but highlights the key roles Rhode Islanders played in the fight for independence. @bostonglobe.com

🪦🏚# From ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure.

La Nina's impact on New England @bostonglobe.com

For thirty years, The Mitchell Institute has provided support and recognition to boost the potential of students from every community in Maine. Here's the founder, Senator Mitchell.

"Indigenous Peoples Day is about so much more than the name. It is about living our truth together and being better for it." By Maulian Bryant, executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance and a citizen of the Penobscot Nation in Maine. @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Penobscot women, veteran and elder, Donna Loring reminds us they are the original story tellers of this land--and their stories are older, truer and still unfolding @bangordailynews.bsky.social

"It’s between an unpopular authoritarian project and a popular democratic one. The sooner everyone realizes this, the better the prospects that the American Experiment won’t perish from the earth". @colinwoodard.bsky.social @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’ @pressherald.com

Here’s what candidates for governor have to say about health care in Maine. I was the moderator and emphasized the urgency of protecting accessibility and affordability