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  • They envision the world's tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing

    July 03, 2023 - 6:37 AM

    COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life, lumberjacks trudge into the woods and farmers tend wild blueberries just like they have for generations here at the nation's northeastern tip, where the vast wilderness and ocean meet in one of the last places on the East Coast unspoiled by development.

  • The world's tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them

    June 30, 2023 - 12:46 PM

    COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the woods. Farmers tend expanses of wild blueberries. Maine’s Down East region is where the sunlight first kisses the East Coast of the United States each day, where the vast wilderness and ocean meet in one of the last places on the East Coast unspoiled by development.

  • Silver lining: Northeast drought benefits some businesses

    August 31, 2022 - 5:00 AM

    BOSTON (AP) — There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region.

  • Holiday season lights a bright spot amid pandemic resurgence

    December 20, 2021 - 4:08 PM

    CUMBERLAND, Maine (AP) — The holiday season is shining brightly during the pandemic as businesses pour money into extravagant light shows to spread cheer.

  • At landmark US Hindu temple, a timely rite of rejuvenation

    June 28, 2021 - 9:27 AM

    PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there was poignance -- prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India -- and the elation of coming together after more than a year of restrictions.

  • Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing US growth

    May 01, 2021 - 11:39 AM

    SALT LAKE CITY - Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho.

  • American Dream mall reopens, seeking to regain momentum

    October 04, 2020 - 7:51 AM

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - When the American Dream megamall opened in New Jersey last autumn, visitors could only gape at its unfinished signature attraction: a massive DreamWorks-themed waterpark with room for up to 5,600 bathers.

  • Simple design steps can take your garden to the next level

    June 23, 2020 - 5:40 AM

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The flower beds are finished, the vegetables are growing, and yet something could be missing from the backyard landscape: That “wow” factor.

  • Good fences make good neighbours of humans, wildlife

    June 09, 2020 - 5:47 AM

    Fences are the best way to prevent deer and other foraging animals from damaging gardens, landscape plants and orchards, but they can be expensive, and difficult or time-consuming to install.

  • Behind deadline: Home projects suffer from worker shortage

    June 11, 2019 - 5:28 AM

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Lynn Osborne has been remodeling two homes. They are different styles, in different states, with different contractors. But there has been one constant: delays due to a shortage of skilled labour.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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