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You can pan for gold and find rare rocks in Maine if you know where to look

Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine's huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns

By some estimates, the lithium deposits near Newry may be the largest in the country with the potential to become a critical domestic supply for automakers and so valuable that they could provide a needed boost to Maine’s economy. But there's more to the story.

Hebron society learns about town mines, plans next meeting

The Hebron Historical Society is scheduled to meet next at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Jessie Yancy plans talk about the history of lavender and the process of growing and harvesting it. The meeting, open to the public, will be held at the Hebron Town Office, 351 Paris Road. Jeweler Dennis Creaser of South Paris […]

Horse barn destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon in Paris

The one horse at Mount Mica Road escaped with no injuries, the fire chief said.

Bethel mineral museum reopens (again) for business, and potential tourism

After a rocky start, a museum and tourist attraction in Bethel will unlock its doors to the public Friday for the third time in 16 months. The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum is scheduled to welcome visitors, again, tomorrow at 10 a.m. The museum houses 19 interactive exhibits and some 46,000 gems, mineral specimens and even meteorites, including the five largest chunks of the moon on Earth. Plans began over a decade ago for the museum, but it first opened in December 2019 and quickly grabbed media attention. The Boston Globe called the museum “astounding,” the New York Times said it was “world-class,” and the Wall Street Journal described the MMGM as “a museum that rocks.”