July 13, 2023 $1B Canadian hydropower transmission project to be renegotiated due to cost increases Collaborators on a $1 billion initiative designed to bring Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid are having talks to determine the cost during prolonged legal proceedings.
July 13, 2023 Maine man who recorded himself sexually abusing 2 children sentenced to 25 years in prison Travis Kimball, a man from Oxford, Maine, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing two young children. He recorded himself abusing the kids.
July 12, 2023 Maine expected to drop vaccine requirement for health care workers Maine is expected to drop the coronavirus vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. A state agency said the requirement is no longer needed based on evolving scientific evidence.
July 11, 2023 Maine passes paid family, medical leave proposal in supplemental budget A supplemental budget signed into law by Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday includes $25 million in startup costs for a paid family and medical leave program.
July 11, 2023 Maine public school pays drag performer $1,000 to speak to LGBT students Bangor High School in Maine paid a drag performer $1,000 to speak as part of a "Support, Educate, Empower" series to "empower" its LGBT students.
July 10, 2023 Nonprofit to buy Portland Press Herald, other Maine papers The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is poised to buy over 20 daily and weekly papers in Maine, including the Portland Press Herald, this month.
July 10, 2023 Father in Maine drowns while trying to rescue daughters from pond Henry Brooks of Maine died on Saturday while attempting to rescue his daughters from drowning in a pond. The girls were retrieved by their brother.
July 7, 2023 Maine's top gambling official handed 1-week suspension for offensive tweets Milt Champion, the executive director of Maine's Gambling Control Unit, has been suspended for a week without pay over tweets made from a personal account.
July 7, 2023 Biden approves Maine's disaster declaration request for spring flooding President Joe Biden on Friday approved a disaster declaration request from Maine, which reported nearly $3 million in infrastructure damage from spring flooding.
July 7, 2023 Florida man dies in airboat crash on Maine river A tragic incident occurred on the Kennebec River in Maine, resulting in the death of a Florida man after the airboat he was operating sank. The victim has been identified as Mark Henry.