The hidden costs of owning a home in Maine

Buying a home in Maine is an expensive investment, but plenty of costs arise in the months and years after move-in day. From insurance to electricity, property owners have to pay countless fees to keep their home safe and habitable. And you must...

UMaine students react to removal of climate signs from Acadia National Park

By Izzi Stubbs on October 6, 2025 On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The purpose of the order was to amend the perceived partisan biases assigned to the...

As Trump Works To Crush Climate Efforts, Local Projects Persevere at the Grassroots

Standing before the United Nations last week, U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed long-held animosity for the body dating back decades to when his company was apparently rejected for a renovations gig. Trump swore he would have delivered...

Cal-Maine Foods: Keep Calm And Carry On

Cal-Maine Foods remains volatile, despite its status as a consumer staples company, driven by fluctuating egg prices and limited analyst coverage. CALM reported record Q1 earnings, but recent share price declines anticipate forward earnings will...

The promising new laws that can help cut plastic pollution

As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution. After years of talks for a global treaty...

How does Maine spend its money?

Data analysis and visualizations by Hannah Bensen, text by Kate Cough. This project was produced in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington, D.C. Every two years, Maine lawmakers spend months...

What to do about Maine’s green crab problem? Some see opportunity.

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news. The...

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to restore Acadia signs on climate and history

BAR HARBOR, Maine (WGME) -- Nearly a dozen lawmakers are demanding the Trump administration restore signs removed from Acadia National Park. The signs included information about climate change science and Maine's Native American history. The...

Soaring through the dry spell: Local Maine flying business fares well despite drought’s impact on fall foliage

GREENVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A staple of the fall season in Maine is the foliage. People travel from across the country and world to view the colors our state has to offer. But with the lack of precipitation in Maine this summer, concerns have been...

How does Maine rely on its blue economy?

PORTLAND, Maine — Along Maine's 3,500-mile coastline, industries ranging from lobstering to aquaculture form the backbone of what experts call the blue economy, a sector that generates billions of dollars annually and employs a significant portion...

This Iconic Tote Put a Maine Town on the Map—Here’s Why It’s Perfect in Fall

Oct 4, 2025 8:49 AM EDT Freeport, Maine, may be best known as the home of L.L.Bean—and lately, the iconic Boat & Tote bag has been all over TikTok and Instagram, thanks to the viral “ironic embroidery” trend. But this coastal New England town has...

Heat in Maine

Maine Public's Climate Desk and The Portland Press Herald recently teamed up to report on the widespread impacts of warming temperatures in Maine. The collaboration led to a series about the growing issues of heat, and how it's affecting the...

Science Portsmouth Herald First radar image of Earth returned by NASA’s NISAR mission shows Maine's coast

A new NASA Earth-observing satellite featured Maine’s coast in its first radar image. The satellite, which was launched July 30, took the image of Maine on Aug. 21. It shows Mount Desert Island, an island off the north-central coast of Maine...

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC (NASDAQ:CALM) Presents a Compelling Case for Value Investors

The search for undervalued companies represents a cornerstone of value investing, a strategy pioneered by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd nearly a century ago. This approach involves identifying securities that appear to be trading for less than...

State’s future economy anchored in the sea, University of Maine president says

Joan Ferrini-Mundy highlighted the university’s leadership at today’s Maine Blue Economy Innovation Summit. ‘You don’t get to focus on an economy without thinking about the people who make and drive that economy,’ she said. On Maine’s rugged...

Iconic symbol of Maine’s fishing history to be restored in town beset with changes

As coastal Maine towns are contending with a variety of changes, one Downeast fishing village is having an iconic symbol of its past restored. Big Jim, as he is known locally, is a 40-foot tall aluminum cutout of a fisherman wearing yellow rain...

Halloween treats you to these 15 fun things to do in Arizona

The fall season is in full swing as temperatures drop, seasonal decor is pulled from the garage, and the countdown to Halloween continues. To celebrate and enjoy the season, Experience AZ has compiled a guide of the activities, events, and haunts...

NASA reveals first images from new mission: See Maine’s coast from space

The NISAR mission is a joint venture between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO.) The satellite, which launched July 30 from India, is designed to observe and map Earth in detail to provide scientists with measurements of some...

NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic awards $8.6M SIOP contract for concrete repairs to dry docks at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine

NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded P&S Construction Inc., Westford, Massachusetts, a $8,644,800 firm-fixed-price contract for concrete repairs to two dry docks at Portsmouth Naval...

Let’s rid Maine’s campuses of the stench of Yik Yak | Opinion

Makayla Wrigley is a nursing student at the University of Maine at Farmington and an aspiring physician. She works in long-term care and pediatric behavioral health. Too frequently, I’m reminded that an unsettling percentage of University of Maine...