I’ve been in newspapers for 22 years or so and found the DownEast.com trivia question of interest.
What was the name of Maine’s first newspaper?
Answer:
The Falmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser began in 1785 and was used to promote separation from Massachusetts.
My name is Keith Michaud and this is “Letters From Away,” a blog written by a Mainer living outside the comfortable and sane confines of New England. The blog is intended for Mainers, whether they live in the Pine Tree State or beyond, and for anyone who has loved ’em, been baffled by ’em or both. Ayuh, I am “from away.” Worse still, I live on the Left Coast – in California. Enjoy! Or not. Your choice.
Letters From Away 