In county commissioner races, a lack of candidates leaves most seats uncompetitive
County commissioners in Maine have broad power over finances and the use of federal funds. Few incumbents face challengers ...
observer-me3h
Austin Theriault leads Jared Golden in 1st public poll of Maine’s 2nd District
Republican Austin Theriault has a narrow lead on Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, according to the first public poll of ...
Presque Isle WAGM on MSN1d
Justice Department sues Maine over ADA violation - what does this mean for Aroostook County?
According to the complaint filed against the state of Maine, hundreds of children with mental health or developmental ...
Maine experiences second driest start to September on record amid dry spell
It has felt dry as a desert around the state of Maine this month with the lack of rainfall and abundant sunshine.
Hosted on MSN9mon
Maine forced to delay vote on EV mandate amid widespread power outages
A top Maine state environmental agency delayed a highly-anticipated vote to approve a sweeping electric vehicle (EV) mandate amid a storm that caused widespread power outages. The Maine Board of ...
Maine Public7d
Maine launching construction phase for new network of fiber optic infrastructure
The Maine Connectivity Authority has announced that it's searching for vendors to help design and build a 530-mile fiber ...
WIVT Binghamton on MSN1d
Food Access Plan to address deserts in Broome County
After 21 months of planning the Food Bank revealed its Food Access Plan, to bolster the accessibility and quality of healthy ...
Police have upped their use of Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ law since the state’s deadliest mass shooting
Maine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from ...
‘All emergencies are local until they’re not’: How one Maine town is prepping for its next disaster
Like much of inland Maine, Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don’t want to be ...
Portland Press Herald14d
Another case of mosquito-borne illness in Maine animals highlights growing risk as climate warms
Maine has reported 15 cases of West Nile Virus in animals and 3 cases of EEE so far this year, diseases that were rarely detected here years ago. Maine health and agriculture officials on Friday ...