Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling. In this week’s poem, Jay Franzel tells a story of a night hike, a great darkness, and an all-encompassing light. I love this poem’s vivid ...

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Deep River council has adopted a policy aimed at streamlining the town’s reserves and reserve funds. Council signed off last week on a policy which the town’s treasurer, Elaine Taylor ...

Earth's biggest hidden mountains revealed deep beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean The world's largest mountains have been found deep inside Earth, according to a landmark paper published in the ...

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A Wind Advisory is in effect for Ashe ... pressure to the west and low pressure to the north is is funneling winds down the eastern slopes of the mountains. Winds will die down this evening. But, ...

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The two peaks lie deep beneath the Earth's surface. Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific ...

Cherokee, on the east side of the park, sat at 6 degrees at sunrise Wednesday, Jan. 22, with a possible wind chill of 8 below zero. Most roads in the Smoky Mountains were closed Wednesday ...

In another development, Aerial footage over the Hudson River, which flows 315 miles through ... well below normal values with dangerously cold wind chills. Watch The World Report for the latest ...

The rugged Annamite Mountains, which stretch across Laos, Vietnam and northeast Cambodia, are renowned for their rich biodiversity. Nestled in the southwest of the range lies Virachey, Cambodia’s ...

IS THAT THIS ICE HAS A SLOW AND STEADY MELT DOWN AS THE MONTH Personnel with the Army Corps of Engineers said ice formations on the Allegheny River range from two to three inches in the city ...