On handling, he said fishermen should treat the lobster like an egg: “One hand, one lobster.”

Hannaford is picking up Maine-raised salmon and delivering the fish directly to its supermarket seafood…

Osakikamijima is about a third the size of Mount Desert Island and home to 8,000 year-round residents.

North Atlantic ocean currents that are changing because of global warming could be contributing to changes in weather patterns in Maine, scientists say. Melting Greenland and Arctic ice will bring more change and contribute to localized climate-related impacts, they predict.

Anyone who has sat in a car at the traffic logjam that Route 1 in Wiscasset becomes in summer will be interested in the state Department of Transportation’s plans to improve traffic flow.

Recognize this harbor?

As Maine’s largest river system, the Penobscot River carries a deep cultural and economic history of our region. The future health of this vast watershed will be discussed at the first Penobscot Watershed Conference, April 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Point Lookout in Northport.

The Friends of Casco Bay began 2016 with a new baykeeper, a position the nonprofit has used for 25 years.

Belfast’s solar array takes up about 7,200 square feet of the approximately 10-acre landfill, which was closed in 1993 and capped in 1997.