After all, Maine’s first congressional district has a lot more people, and cities like Portland, with its thriving film and arts scene, get most of the press – especially from a local film writer employed by a Portland newspaper.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/01/29/indie-film-25/

After diesel fuel that spilled into a stream, local anglers and businesses are anxiously waiting to learn of any long-lasting harm to an area known as a haven for Maine’s most iconic fish.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/29/outdoors/train-derailment-fishing-fuel-joam40zk0w/

Among his noteworthy jobs he blasted for the Bush family tennis courts in Kennebunkport, demolition of the Gardiner-Randolph bridge, Kennebec river ice jams and numerous highway developments including Maine’s I-295 and turnpike.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/12/19/obituarytheodore-allen-purington-sr-2/

And Maine’s forests are not remote, so when wildfires do start, they are easier to contain here, he said.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/07/colby-college-professor-studying-how-wildfire-smoke-fuels-climate-change/

As a result, Maine’s two biggest hospital groups both finished in the red during the 2022 fiscal year, according to financial figures they have released.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/19/news/bangor/northern-light-health-credit-rating/

As Maine’s first independent art house cinema and host of the 10-day, 100-film Maine International Film Festival, MFC shows the best of American independent, international, and repertory film–and offers the best popcorn in the known universe.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/08/21/bdn-maine/maine-film-center-announces-national-cinema-day-showing-of-shrek/

As Maine’s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/16/bdn-maine/umaines-mirta-accelerator-program-selects-five-teams-for-2023-cohort/

As the state climatologist, Birkel is often asked about where Maine’s climate is headed.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/08/19/umaine-professors-computer-model-tells-the-story-of-earths-changing-climate/

A study released this year by the Harvard Kennedy School concluded that Maine’s settlement agreement is hampering tribal economies, which grew only 9% from 1989 to 2020 compared to 61% for the tribes in the 47 other contiguous states.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/03/16/tribal-leaders-speak-to-joint-session-of-maine-legislature/

AUGUSTA, Maine — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is too biased to rule on former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for Maine’s 2024 ballot and must recuse herself, the Trump campaign said in a last-minute Wednesday legal filing.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/27/politics/donald-trump-biased-shenna-bellows-recuse/

Available data shows that out of the 2,461 groundwater wells tested statewide, 22% of them — or 540 in total — tested higher than 20 parts per trillion, Maine’s current safety standard.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/12/12/as-maine-intensifies-forever-chemical-testing-one-third-of-sampled-unity-water-wells-deemed-unsafe/

Become one with your garage at this energy-efficient home and mechanic’s dream in the heart of Maine’s beautiful lakes region.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/09/01/on-the-market-live-and-work-on-these-properties-made-for-laborers/

Both of Maine’s biggest ice fishing derbies raise money for charities.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/01/15/claim-of-maines-biggest-ice-fishing-derby-shifts-to-aroostook-county/

But starting in May 2022, Maine’s district courts began mandating that police file forms listing the weapons they seized.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/21/mainefocus/maine-courts-track-police-take-away-guns-joam40zk0w/

But those excuses don’t explain why Maine’s rate of abuse keeps getting worse, nor do they recognize that every other child welfare agency in the country is dealing with the same set of circumstances.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/11/19/our-view-mills-administration-effort-to-fix-child-welfare-system-is-failing/

Catholic Charities Maine’s Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope (SEARCH) program has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/01/02/catholic-charities-maine-gets-search-program-recruitment-grant/

Chanbopha Himm is a leader in Maine’s Cambodian community and works for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/04/14/portlands-jewish-muslim-community-members-celebrate-friendship-understanding/

From the metamorphosis of monarch butterflies, to the ethereal movement of fog, clouds and Maine’s unpredictable weather.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/09/news/down-east/writer-examines-loss-renewal-book-essays-maine-coast-joam40zk0w/

Homeowners, businesses, landlords and municipalities are all beneficiaries of Efficiency Maine’s special programs The Inflation Reduction Act’s special tax credits are good for everyone.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/01/03/maine-compass-how-to-use-clean-energy-to-beat-inflation/

I am writing in support of the Pine Tree Amendment (L.D. 928), a bill in the Legislature that would enshrine into Maine’s constitution the right to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment for all people.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/04/02/b-8059-nelson-richard-3-25-pass-pine-tree-amendment-for-future-generations/