Pictures of Braxtyn Smith, 10, who died Feb. 18, during held a vigil for him Saturday on Bangor's waterfront. Credit: Marie Weidmayer / BDN

Inside the Newsroom

I received an assignment in late February to cover a grapple skidder that fell through the ice in Portage Lake. I arrived at the scene, and a nearby resident offered me a ride by snowmobile out to the extraction site. We cruised through ankle-deep water in some spots, even though there was still 16 inches of ice. The back of the snowmobile felt like being on a jet ski, despite being winter in Aroostook County.

– Paul Bagnall

“There is a temporary increase in crashes on the Monday after the yearly switch to daylight saving time. Same with heart attacks. But switching to daylight saving time on Sunday essentially gives us the best of both worlds: More sunlight at the end of the day in the summer (when stores and restaurants are glad for the extra daylight — and dollars) but fewer dark mornings in the fall and winter with the switch back to standard time. Still, there are annual efforts — in Augusta and Washington — to end the clock changing.”