Become a Ghostbuster

Central Maine Reasearchers and Investigators of the Paranormal (CMRIP), one of Maine's official TAPS Family members, is looking for a few good members to join their group of ghosthunters. They are looking for field investigators and researchers. The guidelines for membership are posted on their website, here.

Jason Porter, lead investigator and founder of the group, states, "We have been around for about a year now and are looking for serious people that can make a commitment to the field of paranormal investigating."

The mission of the group is as follows: "Our goal in trying to prove whether or not ghosts exist is to gather and seek information on paranormal incidents to help us have a better understanding of ghosts and hauntings. In the process of reaching our goal we also wish to help any individuals experiencing problems with the paranormal." Services are provided at no charge to clients, although donations are accepted towards operating costs.

This announcement is posted as a public, informational service. Our blog is in no way affiliated with CMRIP. Other organized Maine paranormal groups are welcome to send their press info to us here for posting, we'd be glad to help spread the word when we can.

Specter Moose Walks Again

Loren Coleman has been hard at work, and in his rounds he has picked up a new gig-- he's going to be writing a regular column for the TAPS Paramagazine. Those of you familiar with the Ghost Hunters series that features TAPS on the Scifi Network with know how exciting this is!

Loren is kicking off his column with a nod to his home state, Maine:

In the January 2007 issue, I write of my investigations of the historical and recent sightings of Maine’s “Mystery Moose,” gigantic reported examples of Alces alces, which look like the animals we call “moose” in Maine. (Of course, for my international readers, it should be noted that the known species are termed “elk” in Europe as well as in almost every other location other than North America and New Zealand.) The cryptid moose of Maine have come down through the decades in the shadowy folklore of the “Specter Moose,” which Michelle Souliere of Strange Maine has highlighted in recent years.

Yippee! Click here to read the rest of Loren's post about this new venture.

If you missed my original post about the moose, you can still read it here.

Maine has its own members of the TAPS Network: North East Paranormal Society, and Maine Paranormal Research Association, now defunct but during its tenure a longstanding group with a great reputation (see interview with founder Bill Washell here). The Central Maine Paranormal Investigations group appears to have taken over from MPRA. Their website is being updated and not all of its links are working yet.