The State - A playful Labrador named Stella, known online for leaping into giant leaf piles in Freeport, is now delighting viewers by tackling every snowman she encounters. Her owner, Jody Hartman, even builds snow caves for Stella and her sister Mabel, but it’s the snowman-smashing videos that are winning hearts across New England and beyond.
Wolfe's Neck Center - We are embarking on an important partnership with the Penobscot Nation exploring Indigenous stewardship of the land and waters in Freeport from time immemorial through the end of the Revolutionary War.
The grant will fund ReDiscovered & ReConnected: Penobscot People in Casco Bay and the formation of America, a community-centered research project in partnership with the Penobscot Nation Cultural and Historic Preservation Department and staff at Wolfe’s Neck Center.“This collaboration with the Casco History Lab recognizes the ongoing significance of the lands and waters of Freeport as Indigenous Homelands in the past, present, and future,” says James Francis, director of the Penobscot Nation Cultural and Historic Preservation Department.
Maine elections - Portland Mayor Mark Dion has officially endorsed Troy Jackson for Governor, along with Portland City Councilors Anna Bullett, April Fournier, Wes Pelletier, and Kate Sykes. Jackson is a fifth-generation logger and a former Senate president. Among his support is the Maine AFL-CIO.
Maine Historical Society - Golf in the United States established roots as early as the late 1600s. However, the sport’s popularity surged in the 1880s as Scottish and English enthusiasm for golf crossed the Atlantic.
By the late 19th century, the US had about 950 golf courses, primarily concentrated around wealthy Northeastern cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Maine, like today, was the summer playground of the rich and famous, and high-quality golfing clubs and courses naturally followed.
Golf has a long and distinguished history in Maine, home to some of the oldest surviving courses in the United States. Many of these historic layouts remain open to the public today, offering players a tangible link to the state's golfing past
Maine State Police report 39 traffic stops in I-295 construction zone in South Portland