Dead raccoons and dry wells: the alarming toll of Maine’s drought

Caitlin Shetterly’s new novel, “The Gulf of Lions,” will be published in May. All August and all of September, it barely rained in Maine. Before that, July, too, usually a rainy month, was dry and colder than usual. And now, so far, it has only rained …

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Maine High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams – Oct. 27

The Maine high school football season has just one more week left in the regular season before the Maine Principal’s Association (MPA) playoffs officially kick off. Top-ranked Thornton Academy remains the No. 1 team in the state, after dominating No. 2 …

Recall for cannabis vape cartridges sold in Maine over unsafe pesticide levels

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has issued a health and safety recall for vape cartridges that were sold in the state over the past three months. According to the OCP, there was a consumer complaint about an adverse health …

FirstLight and Green 4 Maine Partner to Power a New Era of Green Data Center Technology in Northern Maine

LIMESTONE, ME, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, has partnered with Green 4 Maine to transform Northern Maine into a …

Colour, power and performance: Why this Cavan suckler farmer breeds Maine-Anjou cattle

John Sheridan has built his system around a simple guiding principle ‘weight over the bridge pays the bills’ – and this French breed holds the record for the heaviest bull, at 1,950kg John Sheridan on his farm at Cootehill, Co Cavan with some of his Maine- …

Maine food pantries brace for lapse in SNAP funding

With SNAP benefits scheduled to run out for many at the start of November, Maine food pantries are bracing for the challenges that lapse could bring."I just feel bad for people," said Christine Martin, a client at the Saco Food Pantry. " …

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Proposed referendum would ban trans athletes from play girls sports in Maine

PORTLAND (WGME) – There’s a new push to ban trans athletes from playing in girls sports in Maine. The referendum effort, which is in its very early stages, would bar trans athletes from sports teams and locker rooms that don't align with their birth …

Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that runs into the Penobscot River

OLD TOWN, Maine — The operator of Maine’s largest landfill is moving ahead with a treatment system for PFAS chemicals, something the state is requiring as part of a controversial 61-acre expansion plan. Casella Waste Systems, whose subsidiary operates the …