Waterbury woman and her Maine coon make a purr-fect team

This story by Cheryl Casey was first published in The Waterbury Roundabout on Sept. 19, 2025. Move over, therapy dogs. There’s a new king of emotional well-being in town. Meet Toby, a 16-month-old Maine Coon of Waterbury Center, the first...

Are There Really Tunnels Beneath Portland Maine’s Old Port?

007emty posted a video on Instagram telling the story of hidden tunnels beneath the roads in Portland's Old Port, but he is wrong for one simple reason. Truth of Myth? 007empty via Instagram 007empty via Instagram Instagram user 007emty shoots...

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...

Voters Weigh In: From Waterville to Ogunquit, Mainers Are Standing By Graham Platner

The Leavitt Theater in Ogunquit. Photo by Nathan Bernard. OGUNQUIT, Maine—By 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the Leavitt Theatre, a 1920s movie house in this small village of 1,600 on the coast, was already standing room only, with many of its 600...

Maine delegation: Delay needed on Treasury ban of paper checks

With less than a week to go until the federal government stops using paper checks to make payments, Maine’s congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to delay implementation of the executive order. The order requires the Treasury...

Coast Guard suspends plan to remove New England navigational aids

Rhode Island legislators welcomed the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision this week to suspend a plan that would have removed hundreds of navigational buoys along New England’s coast, including dozens marking hazards in Rhode Island waters. The Coast...

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...

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...

CONTRIBUTOR’S VIEW – John Tures: Student Research Into Scientific Evidence Of Gerrymandering

CONTRIBUTOR’S VIEW – John Tures: Student Research Into Scientific Evidence Of Gerrymandering Published 8:45 am Saturday, October 4, 2025 Texas conducted an unusual mid-decade redrawing of Congressional districts for the state. California responded...

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...

The science behind fall foliage, why October leaves glow so bright

Every October, millions of people flock to parks, forests, and mountain roads to witness a natural masterpiece: the explosion of color in fall foliage. Trees that once stood in lush green suddenly shimmer with gold, blaze with fiery reds, and glow...

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...

Criminal Justice Sciences graduate student Brenna Jones publishes groundbreaking research

Graduate student Brenna Jones from the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences recently published the article “…They’re Still Blaming It on the Person Being Lazy”: Stigma in the Lives of Precariously Housed and Unhoused People” in the journal of...

Former NEWS CENTER Maine employee and breast cancer survivor raises money for research and a cure

Kim Charland is battling stage 4 breast cancer and raised nearly $6,500 for Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Walk benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. PORTLAND, Maine — Breast Cancer Awareness Month is underway, with a focus on early detection and...

Cosmetic Enhancement Center of New England Elevates Filler Treatments in Maine with Advanced Clarius Technology

High-definition, wireless ultrasound device, allows real-time visualization of facial anatomy to identify and correct filler migration PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cosmetic Enhancement Center of New England (CEC of NE),...

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...

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...

Brown Recluse in Maine? Experts Say “Highly Unlikely”

The moment the word spreads that a non-native, dangerous insect is heard to be crawling into Maine, we all get a little nervous. A few questions on if the brown recluse spider has been spotted in Maine have risen due to possible bites and the...