Offbeat

For decades, the biggest causes of fatal car crashes were speeding and drunk driving. Then, about twenty years ago, that started to change. We began seeing vehicles equipped with incredibly advanced (and complex) touchscreen controls.  Changing the radio station or turning on the air-conditioning was not as easy as just feeling for the right knob.  No...

Last fall, we told you that the building being constructed by the (now closed) Denny's restaurant on Civic Center Drive in Augusta was going to be a new Aroma Joe's location. After months of waiting, opening day for the now coffee spot has finally arrived...

Maine’s newest hobbit-themed café, Elevenses, is rumored to be opening its magical doors in Brunswick this July.

Since the spring of 2020, we have all been riding a painful economic roller coaster. During the height of the shutdowns, we saw prices dropping nearly across the board.  At one point, gas was as low as it had been since the early 2000s. ...

I have always treated shopping like an adventure. Yes, I normally have an idea of what I want/need before I go to a store, but after I get what I came for I often spend at least a few extra minutes looking to see if there is something else I need or want...

On Thursday afternoon we told you about a double homicide in the town of Chelsea. We now have additional details about the incident. The initial press release explained that, at about 8:37 PM on Wednesday, members of the Maine State Police responded to a home on Windsor Road in Chelsea...

Overall, Maine is a safe place to live. In recent years, we have seen many people from the nation's larger cities moving to Maine because of how safe our corner of New England is. However, we still have crime in Maine.  Sometimes, sadly, that crime is violent. ...

Even though the forests of New England are filled with all types of creatures, very few of them are threatening. Like we always heard as kids, "They're more afraid of you than you are of them". Of course, that does not mean you should get into a wrestling match with a bear or try to ride a moose...

On April 15th, we received word that the Maine State Police were in the process of investigating the death of a woman at a home in the town of Hartland. Police had been called to a home on Canaan Road in Hartland on the evening of April 12th...

As a kid who watched a lot of TV growing up, it felt like nearly every sitcom had at least one episode about a time capsule. Either the main characters were trying to select items to put in a time capsule, they were opening a time capsule, or they were searching for a missing time capsule...

Even though the 4th of July is always one of the year's most anticipated holidays, this year's Independence Day is going to be even better. Why? Because it is on a Friday! That means that, after you spend the entire day watching the parade, going from BBQ to BBQ, and then going to the park to watch the fireworks, you will likely be able to sleep in on Saturday morning...

A man from Ellsworth is dead following a Wednesday morning crash in Hancock. According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety's Shannon Moss, at about 6:44 on Wednesday morning, first responders were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 1 in the town of Hancock...

The Maine State Police are investigating a Tuesday evening crash that started with one vehicle striking a deer on the Maine Turnpike. According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety's Shannon Moos, at about 7 PM on Tuesday, the Maine State Police responded to a crash near mile marker 13 on the southbound side of the highway...

Summer in Maine is short. Very short. That's one of the reasons why so many Mainers try their best to soak in as much summer as possible. If you're a kid, that probably means spending time in the pool.  If your family didn't have enough money to have a backyard pool, you may have spent quite a bit of time splashing around in a plastic 'kiddie' pool.  Or...

Even though hunger has always been a problem here in Maine, lately, we have seen more Mainers than ever dealing with food insecurity. Between the economic upheaval of the pandemic and the crazy inflation we have experienced, we have seen a big spike in the number of those seeking aid from our local food banks...

Kidz Bop will be coming to the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor on July 5th, 2025 and we have your chance to win tickets. Fill out the form below for a chance at a 4-pack of tickets. Check out these other amazing shows coming to New England this summer and fall: