While Running Tide gained international praise for pioneering ocean carbon-capture technology, scientists continue to raise serious questions about its methods.
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Record temperatures expected as heat wave blasts Maine
Experts say records could be set this week as temperatures are predicted to hit the mid- or upper 90s from Portland to Bangor, foreshadowing what is expected to be a warmer-than-average summer.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Maine top jurist defends judge’s decision to lower bail for Lewiston man
Police say Leein Hinkley threatened a woman and her boyfriend before setting a fire that burned her home early Saturday; Hinkley died in a shootout with police.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
U.S. gives Maine $272 million to expand high-speed internet access
The largest sum of money ever dedicated to expanding broadband in Maine is being made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and follows thousands of comments about how to extend internet service in the state.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Army Reserve commander defends unit’s response to Lewiston shooter’s mental health
Robert Card’s battalion commander said his team did all it could to respond to warnings about Card’s failing mental health last year and that his medical providers and police should have taken more responsibility.
Posted inMaine, News
12-year-old Portland boy who died in Presumpscot River identified
Westbrook police say the body of Rachsombath ‘Rex’ Rasmey was found by a Maine Warden Service diver hours after he went under water and failed to resurface.
Posted inMaine, News
Update: New Hampshire man drowns in Kennebec River while fishing with son on Father’s Day
James Wescott was fishing near the Solon Dam when he slipped and became weighed down as water filled his waders, according to officials.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Fewer Maine babies are being born with substance exposure. No one’s sure why
Hospital data show the lowest figures in a decade, but officials say changes in reporting could be skewing the results.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine school districts are working to keep their students engaged over summer break
Educators have long lamented the dreaded ‘summer slide,’ but communities are more active than ever in providing resources to prevent it.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s piping plovers are adapting to washed-out beaches after winter storms
Despite washed-out dunes and higher water lines, experts say the endangered piping plovers nesting along the Maine coast appear to be doing well.