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Postal hike doesn’t stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes

PORTLAND, Maine – A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn’t stopped catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes this holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service says more than 300 million ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY:

‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is oldest to hike Appalachian Trail

PORTLAND, Maine – An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago – and never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books Nov. 7 a...

DATE: Nov 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wave of boat buyers seek recreation, safety during pandemic

YARMOUTH, Maine – Brandon Mitchell had big plans to visit family in Michigan and take his wife and three kids to Disney World. The pandemic put those plans on ice. So they bought ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans’ travel plans

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Families trying to squeeze in a summer vacation before school starts better do some homework on COVID-19 restrictions before loading up the minivan. The web...

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home

PORTLAND, Maine Homebound travelers desperate to venture out for the first time since the pandemic are confronting a vacation landscape this summer that may require coronavirus te...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Stephen, Tabitha King plan changes to iconic Maine home

Stephen and Tabitha King are ready for the next chapter for their Victorian mansion that stands behind a wrought iron gate festooned with winged creatures and spiderwebs. The auth...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

E-bikes encounter rocky road to approval despite popularity

They’re something more than a bicycle, something less than a motorcycle

DATE: Jun 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Despite trade flap, Canadians visit U.S.

Canada accounts for largest number of international visitors

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

LL Bean imposes limits on return policy

FREEPORT, Maine – L.L. Bean’s generous return policy is going to be a little less forgiving: The company, which has touted its 100 percent satisfaction guarantee for more than a century, is ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Republicans in Utah seek reversal on Bears Ears National Monument

GOP leaders in Maine seeking the same for Katahdin Woods

DATE: Mar 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navy says pilot error was primary cause of Blue Angels crash

Report states Jeff Kuss could been fatigued, pilots might need more rest

DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Howard Johnson’s to close, only 1 restaurant left

Chain started with Boston soda fountain in 1925

DATE: Aug 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food