Maine

Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top-secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson officially sent U.S. combat troops to the country. They never made it. Their airplane disappeared between Guam and the Philippines, leaving behind no trace. Ever since, their families have been fighting to get answers about the mission from the Pentagon….

It appears mothers of all species have the same loving instincts for their children.

The University of Hartford’s baseball doubleheader against the University of Maine was canceled due to a social media threat, school officials said. Officials with the University of Maine said both teams agreed to cancel Sunday’s doubleheader due to an ongoing campus investigation of a threat made on social media. Maine and Hartford exited the Mahaney Diamond Complex during warmups...

The death of rapper and actor DMX this week reverberated in New England, where the New Yorker spent time in recent years and left many fond memories. DMX died at age 50 on Friday, his family confirmed, after a heart attack had left him hospitalized for a week. His songs “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “X Gon’ Give It to Ya”…

The popular chef was set to marry her girlfriend, Brittanie Lynn Ritchie, in October.

The bodies of two hikers were found Saturday in Acadia National Park after being reported missing Friday night, authorities said. The woman, 30, and man, 28, from Rutland, Massachusetts, appeared to have fallen about 100 feet along an ice-covered cliff on Dorr Mountain, according to the National Park Service. The pair of hikers haven’t been identified. The search for the…

The Maine mansion that actor John Travolta shared with his late wife, actor Kelly Preston, has been put up for sale. The 67-year-old star of “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever” recently listed the home on Islesboro, an island off the coast of Maine, for $5 million, according to the Portland Press Herald. The couple bought the home in 1991 as newlyweds…

Apple should have paid state taxes on the full price of iPhones sold at discounted prices through wireless carriers over a three-year period at its stores in Maine, the state supreme court ruled. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously overturned a judge’s decision that sided with Apple after the state tax assessor argued that taxes were underpaid by tens...

A Maine company that’s developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major test.

TikTok has helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream, and many people who sing sea shanties at local festivals in seaport locations across the U.S. are thrilled by the sudden attention

A nursing home in rural Maine has found a new partner after a difficult few weeks battling COVID-19 after months fighting the pandemic, which has killed more than a dozen of its residents. Nursing and medical students from the University of New England gained real-world experience they otherwise would not have had during the pandemic while the nursing home would...

Birds often found in tropical places like the Caribbean and Florida are appearing in Maine. Over the past week, people from Gray, outside Portland to the Acadia region have reported what scientists have identified as purple gallinules. “If you see photos of them, they’ve got these incredibly long toes,” said Doug Hitchcox, a naturalist at Maine Audubon. How did...

Cindy Soule’s fourth-graders in Maine’s largest city have studied pollination in a community garden. They solved an erosion problem that was damaging trees. They learned about bear scat. Then came a fresh layer of snow and temperatures that hovered around freezing — but her students were unfazed. Bundled up and masked, they scooted outside with their belongings in buckets....

Four New England governors joined together to share a message encouraging people to celebrate the holidays safely this year. Govs. Charlie Baker, Janet Mills, Chris Sununu and Phil Scott each shared the same video Wednesday evening, where all four spoke and encouraged people to wear masks, avoid travel and gather in smaller groups than usual at the peak of the…

It’s difficult to imagine a year when we needed a little comic relief more desperately than in 2020. No yuks? Yuck. Fortunately, New Englanders came through with some welcome pandemic distractions.

A Paycheck Protection Program loan for nearly $1.2 million issued to an organic farm operator allegedly located in western Maine has raised suspicion after a massive disclosure of federal records about the small business relief program. According to records released by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Common Ground Organic Farm LLC, based in Bridgton, received the loan. The records show…

A heartbroken Maine family is warning parents to check in on their children after their teenage son died by suicide due to COVID social distancing leading to social isolation. Spencer Smith left a note for his parents, writing about feeling locked in the house and growing apart from his friends, his father Jay Smith said.

The parents of a Maine teenager say “COVID-19 isolation” led to their son’s recent suicide. Spencer Smith, 16, of Brunswick, died by suicide on Friday, according to NBC affiliate News Center Maine. Smith’s parents said he left a note saying he felt “locked in the house” and was growing apart from his friends. “He’s loved by so many that...

A pair of small earthquakes surprised residents near the border of Maine and Canada on Wednesday morning. The earthquakes reached a magnitude of 2.4 and 3.0 and both happened before 8 a.m. The epicenter of the quakes was about three miles from the small town of Robbinston, near the border with New Brunswick, Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The…

If you’re at home marathoning your way through holiday movies, there’s a good chance “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell, might find its way into the mix. In the film, Ferrell’s character Buddy goes to New York City shortly before the holidays to find and meet his biological father after a lifetime at the North Pole. He’d thought he was just...