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Report: Nearly 1 in 4 Aroostook County homes lack reliable broadband

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public on Dec 24, 2022 08:23 am
The lack of broadband accessibility can limit economic growth, and can also prevent telehealth expansion in areas with an aging population.
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Thousands remain without power as Maine cleans up after wicked winds

By Leela Stockley on Dec 24, 2022 07:56 am
More than 200,000 Mainers across the state remain without power, after 60- and 70-mph winds ripped across the state on Friday.
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Holden’s 25 Days of Kindness ‘explodes’ this season to help more residents in need

By Judy Harrison on Dec 24, 2022 01:00 am
The 25 Days of Kindness program offers financial assistance for community members, as well as gifts and other charitable acts.
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Maine’s historic death penalty was never consistently applied

By Troy R. Bennett on Dec 24, 2022 01:00 am
Only seven out of 28 people executed in Maine were free white men originally from here, not experiencing mental health issues.
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Neighbors mount effort to overturn Blue Hill solar farm approval

By Ethan Genter on Dec 24, 2022 01:00 am
It’s the latest challenge to the solar proposal, which has ping-ponged back and forth between the town boards over the last year.
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Driver rescued in Wells as flooding threatened homes, businesses along the coast

By CBS 13 on Dec 23, 2022 07:42 pm
Capt. Kevin Chabot of the Wells police department carried a driver to safety after her vehicle became stranded in floodwater on Friday.
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Ice disk forms in northern Maine river

By Leela Stockley on Dec 23, 2022 06:03 pm
The disk that formed in the bend of the Mattawamkeag River in Haynesville appeared to be about 50 feet wide, according to Paul Dorward.
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House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid

By The Associated Press on Dec 23, 2022 05:00 pm
The bill passed mostly along party lines, 225-201. It now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
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