Grand-Lake-Stream News

In Barrons , Jim McTague describes his horrifying encounter with Ursus wallstreetus horribilis on a trip to Maine's Grand Lake Stream for smallmouth.

Good food and music are among the highlights of the 14th annual Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival.

People head out in canoes for a tour of Wabassus Lake following a press conference at the boat landing by the Downeast Lakes Land Trust in T-5 ND BPP.

This from Albion Goodwin of Pembroke, Maine - governor-appointed fish-and-wildlife advisor to his state and the man who, on behalf of the Grand Lake Stream Guides Association, has probably done more than anyone ...

The St. Croix River Valley Arts Council's film society is screening "THE PIANO" on Friday, June 13th at 7 p.m. at the Holmestead, 527 Main St.

A retired firefighter from Massachusetts died Monday night in Grand Lake Stream.

GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine- Authorities say a 62-year-old retired firefighter from Quincy, Mass., died Monday night while fishing on Grand Lake Stream.

A 51-year-old Island Falls man appeared in Washington County Superior Court on Tuesday charged with manslaughter in connection with the death last year of a Maine Department of Transportation worker.

By Kevin Miller Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Nine years ago, Jimmie Upham and a handful of other Grand Lake Stream residents gathered around a picnic table and, unbeknownst to them, set in motion ...

May 20, 2008 Governor's Office AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci today praised the partners of an ambitious fundraising effort to permanently protect a large portion of land and water in Washington ...

“We may not agree with every law passed in this county, but we are a nation of laws.”

A bill that will require all applicants to produce papers showing they are in this country legally in order to get a Maine driver's license is ready to be signed into law after it passed the Senate Thursday in ... via Lincoln County News

A search is under way on the Saco River for a missing boy. The Coast Guard said the 12-year-old fell into the river near Water Street in Saco at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday. via WMTW-TV Auburn

Reports from Sabattus Pond Friday state that the ice is nearly all broken up and it is thought that it will all be gone by Sunday. via Sun-Journal

“We are looking at going to Washington with at least 50 trucks”

At least 50 Maine trucks will roll on Washington, D.C., April 28 as part of a national rally to protest record diesel prices that many Mainers say are crushing the state's forest products and hauling ... via Bangor Daily News

Like art over centuries, common American folk art is now so uncommon that only those on the Bush tax rebate list can afford it. via Village Soup

“Maine is trying to lead the way.”

Good public policy comes from a healthy debate, preferably founded on facts. Sen. Doug Smith ignores many facts while advising that Maine should go slow in regulating chemicals that could harm your child or ... via Bangor Daily News

“Here we are a time when we're trying to fund a transportation network that is as close to collapse as it could be”

The Baldacci administration released proposed legislation Monday that would put the state in compliance with the federal REAL ID law for a cost of between $2 and $3 million - a plan leading Democrats say ... via Lincoln County News

“The memory of Ed Muskie sets a very high bar”

Edmund S. Muskie is the recipient of the thirtieth annual Down East Environmental Award. via Down East

A federal appeals court has upheld a temporary payment system for regional electric power generators, a ruling that Maine regulators say will cost the state's consumers $300 million by 2010. via WMTW-TV Auburn

Anglers throughout Maine turned out to welcome the start of the 2008 open-water fishing season.

But in some cases, chilly weather and icy lakes seemed to limit the number of fishermen who went out Tuesday to wet a line.

Parker Johnson was one of the few to try his luck at the village-dam spillway in Belgrade Lakes. Johnson, who lives nearby, was optimistic, saying 'You catch good fish in the rain.'

At Grand Lake Stream, Brian Foley returned to the popular fishing haunt for the eleventh opening day in a row. Foley said the weather was milder than usual and the fact that there was no rain or sleet made it bearable. Read more