Alex Seitz-wald

The community organizations that administer energy assistance in Maine are warning that resources are unlikely to keep pace with residents' needs this winter as heating oil prices hit record highs, nearly twice as high as a year ago. The Maine Department ... See more

It's a heady time to be an independent voter in Maine — everyone wants your vote, and they're willing to spend big money to win it. Your door is getting knocked on, your mailbox stuffed with glossy mailers, your phone buzzing with text messages and your f... See more

It's a heady time to be an independent voter in Maine — everyone wants your vote, and they're willing to spend big money to win it. Your door is getting knocked on, your mailbox stuffed with glossy mailers, your phone buzzing with text messages and your f... See more

With heating oil prices at the top of many Maine voters' minds, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson released a new ad on the issue, shared first with the Midcoast Villager. With the war in Iran contributing to skyrocketing fuel prices — up about... See more

Monroe Island, just off Owls Head Harbor, has been managed to promote wildlife since the 1940s, featuring freshwater ponds, forested wetlands, a brackish marsh and six beaches. You literally can't get there from here — without a paddle. Boaters say being ... See more