Maine hired contractor to organize timely visits for families in child welfare cases. It delivered 10% of the time.

Maine is required to arrange visits between parents and children within seven days after the state removes children from their homes due to concerns about abuse or neglect. Typically these visits can only occur if they are attended by a supervisor...

Maine-OK Enterprises newspapers win at 2025 Maine Press Association’s annual awards

The Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Pen Bay Pilot won 29 Maine Press Association individual and staff awards at the 2025 MPA Conference held Saturday, Oct. 18 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland in South Portland. All three newspapers...

Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting

Some civil rights advocates are worried that Question 1 on next month’s referendum ballot could block incarcerated people’s right to vote. The coalition Voter ID for ME successfully petitioned through a citizen initiative to put the proposed...

Maine Press Association celebrates journalism at annual conference, honors writers, photographers, advertising staff and designers

SOUTH PORTLAND — At its annual conference held in South Portland Oct. 18, the Maine Press Association bestowed accolades on reporters, photographers, advertising staff, and designers throughout the state, including those of PenBayPilot.com,...

Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy named Maine’s Journalist of the Year

A trio of Maine Monitor journalists were heralded with notable awards Saturday night at the Maine Press Association’s annual fall conference and awards banquet. Rose Lundy, a senior public health reporter at The Monitor, was announced as Maine’s...

Dozens of Maine communities see second round of 'No Kings' rallies

Dozens of Maine communities saw ‘No Kings’ rallies on Saturday — part of the second series of nationwide protests since President Donald Trump took office. Participants called attention to what they see as unlawful expansions of executive powers...

Maine South Students Take Part In National Fashion Gala Fundraiser

Provided photo Two sisters, Maine South junior Chloe Brown and Maine South freshman Mica Brown, will be walking the runway for a good cause this Saturday (Oct. 18) at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show....

How do Maine counties set their budgets?

As Franklin County awaits a legal decision on its commissioners’ authority over the final budget, there could be ramifications elsewhere in the state. Each of Maine’s 16 counties has its own budget process, described in a separate section of the...

Maine DMR holding public forums to present ongoing shark research, discuss public's vision for future of shark management

The Maine DMR will be holding two public forums to present ongoing shark research and discuss the public's vision for the future of shark management in Maine. Shark Research As part of the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Research, the DMR collects...

Maine’s Personal Care Products Spending vs. Other States

If you’ve ever wondered how much folks in Maine spend on personal care products, we now have the answer. In 2025, just about everything seems to cost more—except for televisions, which oddly keep getting cheaper—but when it comes to everyday...

Leslie discusses Maine oyster comeback with Civil Eats

Wild oysters have returned to Maine after nearing extinction almost 100 years ago. Professor Heather Leslie, a marine conservation scientist, spoke with Civil Eats to explain what might be happening to cause the growth in their presence.

URI part of finalist team selected by National Science Foundation in Regional Innovation Engines competition

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 17, 2025 – Aquaculture/Fisheries Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri is leading efforts at the University of Rhode Island to help position New England as a national leader in the seafood industry, hoping to secure final funding...

Maine Cancer Foundation launches Maine Cancer Blueprint research website

Maine Cancer Foundation (MCF) is announcing the launch of its new website, www.mainecancerblueprint.org, a centralized hub designed to showcase health statistics of Mainers diagnosed with cancer and bring together health care providers,...

Mad Science of Maine conjures spooky experiments just in time for Halloween

Maine's maple experts worry about the impacts drought will have on future sugaring seasons

As drought conditions continue to worsen across Maine, maple producers and industry experts are worrying about the health of the sugarbush, and what this year's drought could mean for future sap and syrup yields. Jason Lilley, a maple industry...

A high school in Maine offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results.

The high school students were breaking rules — skipping class, talking back to teachers or using their phones when they weren’t allowed. They got detention, meaning they would sit in a classroom for a few hours after school. Leslie Trundy, a Maine...

Could the Maine Senate race determine the future of the Democratic party?

A handful of Democrat says they’re coming for Maine Senator Susan Collins' seat. But first they have to capture the soul of the Democratic party. GuestsSteve Mistler, chief political correspondent and State House bureau chief at Maine Public...

Insiders Bet Big on These 3 Fintech and Biotech Stocks

The big banks have started off the new earnings-reporting season, which means that insider buying of stocks could be muted for a while. However, it never goes entirely silent, as a few notable purchases in the past week or so attest. A couple of...

Aroostook County to get Maine’s first AI data center

Plans are in the works to install an artificial intelligence data center at the former Loring Air Force Base in the Aroostook County town of Limestone, that’s expected to Maine’s first such facility. Green 4 Maine LLC, a development company that...

This Legendary Ship Sank Without Warning. Fifty Years Later, Science Could Finally Solve the Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

It was a calm and clear afternoon when the Edmund Fitzgerald left port in Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975. The enormous ship carried more than 26,000 tons of iron ore in the form of taconite pellets for a journey to the steel mills of...