The first three weeks of September fall into a gap between the meteorological and astronomical starts of fall, and fluctuating temperatures add to the uncertainty.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's cost of living reporter, covering wages, bills and the infrastructure that drives them — from roads, to the state's electric grid to the global supply chains connecting Maine and the rest of the world. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Some crying ‘fowl’ after rehabilitated loon from Maine is moved to Massachusetts
After being sent to a rehabilitator by volunteer rangers, a loon chick from Little Sebago Lake was translocated out of state. Some say the loon should have been returned to its original home.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Is the hive at work? These bees keep popping up around Portland
It’s not clear who is painting the bees, if it’s one person or many, or what their motivations are. Some Portlanders are delighted by the latest trend in street art, while others are worried about the cost of cleanup.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Finalists announced for 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year award
The winner, who will be announced in October, will go on to represent Maine in the National Teacher of the Year program.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine granted $7.3 million for prenatal and postpartum home health care visits
The funds can provide Mainers with home visits from nurses, social workers and other health care professionals as part of their prenatal and postpartum care.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Mainers can now access their vaccination records on a mobile app
The Maine CDC is partnering with Docket, an app that gives people access to their immunization history. Requests for those records have skyrocketed since 2019.
Posted inNews
Live cannonball turned in to Yarmouth police
A man was attempting to turn in some ammunition, which included the cannonball, when concerns arose that it may still be active.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooter may have planned to ambush former co-workers in lot where his body was found
State police released a new document that suggests the gunman ‘would have known’ that there were no cameras in the overflow parking lot at Maine Recycling Corp., where he had worked.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills tells ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus that Harris can ‘call on us’
The ‘Seinfeld’ actor hosted Maine’s governor and the nation’s 7 other female Democratic governors for a panel discussion on the value and role of women in politics.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
West Nile virus found in crows in Yarmouth, 2 other communities
At least 10 animals have been reported with the disease in Maine so far this year – more than twice as many as reported last year.