4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (361+ words) Maine Audubon announced Monday that Judy Camuso will serve as its next president. Bringing over 25 years of wildlife conservation experience to the role, she will be the first woman to lead the statewide environmental organization, which dates back to 1843. “We…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1777+ words) PORTLAND — Each month in a state office building near the Portland jetport, a dozen or so employers set up tables, tightly packed into conference rooms. They spread out candy, pens, buttons and notepads to entice job seekers. At least 70% of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (790+ words) Deep in the Maine woods, a decades-old partnership between the federal government and the nation’s most forested state is at risk of coming undone during a sweeping reorganization and budget overhaul of the U.S. Forest Service. Some say a remaking…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (184+ words) Maine’s voter participation rates have been among the nation’s highest in recent federal elections. Maine’s average participation rate — based on total ballots cast expressed as a percentage of eligible voters — was third-highest in the country over the past four federal…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1063+ words) DAMARISCOTTA — On a brisk April afternoon at Salt Bay Farm, Jared Gregory gripped a thumb-thick length of dormant willow and drove it into thawing marshland with three quick strikes of a mallet. “Huzzah!” Gregory, a district forester with the Maine…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (621+ words) As residents struggle with inflation and soaring energy bills, state climate leaders are trying to convince a skeptical public that green initiatives are among the most effective tools to lower living costs. The challenge is especially acute for Maine’s seniors,…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (549+ words) Four Democratic candidates for governor Friday debated how to reform Maine’s health care system, with all supporting moving toward a universal health care system. Dr. Nirav Shah, Hannah Pingree, Shenna Bellows and Troy Jackson — who are vying for the Democratic…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (716+ words) AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a $519 million two-year budget proposal that includes a new tax on high-income earners, $300 “affordability checks” for hundreds of thousands of residents and a new statewide ban on cellphones in schools. The…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (496+ words) When people ask me about Portland, I can brag about many aspects of my adopted home. I love the restaurants and the art galleries, the feeling of walking through the West End during a snowstorm or picnicking on the Eastern…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (551+ words) The opinion issued Monday comes as lawmakers are considering a bill, LD 1666, to expand ranked-choice voting to races for governor and the state Legislature. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share…...