More bird flu found in wild birds in Maine as state urges precautions
Maine state officials on Tuesday reported new cases of bird flu in wild birds and urged precautions to protect chickens and other domestic birds. Avian influenza has been detected in "four Canada ...
Who is Fort Bragg named after? Meet the man who stole a Nazi ambulance to save a soldier
In honor of Bragg’s service, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Fort Liberty renamed Fort Bragg — this time for the ...
Once seen as savior, the nonprofit owner of Portland Press Herald is now weighing layoffs
The struggles at the Maine Trust for Local News underscore the enormous difficulties of building and maintaining a ...
Stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped after complaints from fishermen about harm to industry
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New ...
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Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets
Maine counties budgeted more American Rescue Plan Act funds for emergency services, sheriffs’ offices and county jails.
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Naomi Schalit and John Christie to join New England Newspaper and Press Association hall of fame
The co-founders of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to ...
R.I., Conn., Vt., Maine among states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
As the richest man in the world, Elon Musk is not used to being told ‘no,’ but in our country, no one is above the law,” the ...
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What went wrong at the National Trust for Local News?
A local group organized to take potshots at the venture’s intermediate management layer, the Maine Trust for Local News. The critique was that the trust managers were remote and the papers seemed ...
Maine lawmaker wants to open intraparty meetings to public
Sen. Rick Bennett said closed-door party caucuses at the State House are increasingly being used to make legislative ...
Lewiston native Jody Jalbert resigning as Sun Journal publisher
When Jalbert punches out for the last time on Feb. 21, she'll be taking with her the vast, institutional knowledge of the ...
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The Observer: Big reflections on York's wee earthquake
Earthquakes in Maine, while fairly common, are usually small and do little or no damage. According to the Maine Geological ...
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One of NBC’s top political reporters is leaving to lead a new local news startup in Maine
Wald, the network’s primary reporter on Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016 and Joe Biden’s in 2020, told Semafor he is leaving to help the build the Midcoast Villager, a newly-launched roll-up of four ...