It’s not the first thing that happens, but keep Ed Thelander talking long enough and, at some point, a piece of military jargon slips into conversation. This is unsurprising in that Thelander is a career military man, but still notable because he doesn’t dispense military phrases like a man who needs to convince his listener of his bona fides.  

Returning after a two-year absence due to COVID-19, the 68th Olde Bristol Days proved to be a smaller, leaner, but no less celebratory version of Bristol’s signature community event.

A consensus emerged as the Whitefield Planning Board took input on a draft amendment to the town’s building and development ordinance regulating commercial solar development.

Looking ahead to the potential loss of its emergency medical services department, Whitefield residents convened at the town’s central fire station Monday, July 18, to brainstorm ideas to solve the problem.

When Whitefield’s current emergency medical services chief leaves town later this year, the town’s ability to maintain an active department will likely go with him.

A great white shark tore apart a seal off Pemaquid Point on Thursday, July 7, an attack that made national headlines, but caused little concern on shore.

Anecdotal evidence might lead one to believe Lincoln County’s resident black bear population is on the increase, but according to state and local officials, there is still no Lincoln County bear population to speak of.