Nessel joins challenge to EPA’s attacks on affordable clean energy for low-income households

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 22 other state plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by...

Job Fair at UMaine for Engineering and Computing students, alumni

ORONO — Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2025 Engineering and Computing Job Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at...

N.B. adds fast chargers – but will it be enough to calm range anxiety?

Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick The Issues Energy & Environment Critics point out the province is far behind neighbouring Quebec, which has thousands of charging ports Author of the article: John Chilibeck • Local Journalism Initiative...

A Connecticut way of life disappeared. ‘Overnight, it was done. It was ended.’

Bart Mansi used to haul a thousand pounds of lobster a day. Now he sets out just a couple dozen traps, out of curiosity — or force of habit — and he’s lucky to catch 10 lobsters. “I’ve been doing it all my life. I gotta see for myself,” he said....

Free event in South Portland helps consumers deter catalytic converter thefts

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Enforcement Division (BMV) and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will team up to host a free catalytic converter etching event on Wednesday, October 29. The event will run from 9 a.m. to Noon,...

Federal court dismisses “forever chemicals” suit by farmers against EPA

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by farmers who claimed the Environmental Protection Agency failed to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals.” Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, refer to...

CNBC ranks CT as 5th-best state in terms of quality of life in 2025

Connecticut was named the fifth-best state for quality of life in CNBC's "Top States for Business" study this year. CNBC ranks each U.S. state annually from a business standpoint. The states are given scores in 10 categories: Economy,...

Rustad to deliver Wilde Distinguished Lecture in Forest and Wildland Soils

Lindsey Rustad, a faculty associate with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources and a retired research ecologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, will present the Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship in...

CT lobstermen reflect on the industry’s glory days

Connecticut once had a booming lobster business. What happened? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dana Edwards to discuss his article, “26 years after lobster die-off, CT lobstermen reflect on a net loss,” as part of the collaborative...

PODCAST: CT lobstermen reflect on the industry’s glory days

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Connecticut once had a booming lobster business. What happened? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dana Edwards...

Drought mutates leaf-peeking season across U.S.

A person jogs past the U.S. Capitol amid fall foliage, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) PORTLAND, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s...

New Northern Light Health CEO takes office

Dr. Guy Hudson outlines his approach to challenges as Northern Light Health's new CEO amid mounting health care access issues in Maine. BREWER, Maine — It's the fourth day on the job for new president and CEO of Northern Light Health Dr. Guy...

UVA scientists map east coast's ghost forests

You can see them from space— swaths of bleached trees that were drowned by flooding or poisoned by salt water as sea levels rose. But satellite imagery isn’t detailed enough to tell the whole story. That’s why UVA grad student Henry Yeung started...

Bigfoot enthusiasts talk legends and close encounters at festival in Eustis

Cheryle Levesque, of Hampden, and Joanne Bean, of Stratton, pose with a Bigfoot couple Saturday at Maine’s Bigfoot Festival in Eustis. (Dee Menear/Staff Writer) EUSTIS — The allure of the legendary Bigfoot drew hundreds of people from across the...

CMJ department discusses shift from traditional to digital teaching methods following printing funds change

The Communication and Journalism (CMJ) Department at the University of Maine has seen a shift toward digital learning that makes printing almost unnecessary for some faculty members. However, other instructors prefer to keep certain aspects of...

'IT: Welcome to Derry' Episode 1 Is Bloody Good

Like Pennywise himself, director Andy Muschietti knows how to make an entrance. Across both IT (2017) and IT: Chapter Two (2019), Bill Skärsgard's demonic entity occasionally slithers into frame, slowly and eerily, through the cracks of what's...

This photographer has a distinctive niche: Portraits of bugs

What does he capture? “Really tiny stuff. The tinier, the better.” BRUNSWICK, Maine — When it comes to certain animals, resistance is futile. Just about all of us smile and coo and melt when we see puffins, puppies, bear cubs and seals. Spiders?...

Camden Hills Regional High School Student Leadership Forum focuses on conversation, discovery

The Five Town CSD hosted its second annual Student Leadership Forum October 15, welcoming 42 juniors and seniors from Camden Hills for a day of dialog, discovery and leadership development. The event, held at the Camden Yacht Club, was organized...

Moving through our desired paths

By Aiden LiVigni on October 27, 2025 The little dirt off-shoot of the pavement, soft ground underfoot replacing hard rock. Getting to your class a little faster, wandering a little more. It is likely that everyone reading this has, at some point,...

Unidentified floating objects? Belgrade’s Great Pond residents intrigued by unmanned vessels

This unmanned watercraft is one of several that people on Great Pond in Belgrade and Rome have reported seeing in recent weeks. (Courtesy of Ed Ducharme) Have the robots arrived to invade Great Pond? Most likely not. But in recent weeks, those who...