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New leader picked for Maine’s youth prison

By Ethan Andrews on May 28, 2024 05:07 pm
Ryan Andersen replaces former superintendent Lynne Allen, who stepped down in March for personal reasons.
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Man subjected to racist slurs and hostile environment at Puritan, lawsuit says

By Marie Weidmayer on May 28, 2024 04:40 pm
When one harasser was fired, the harassment escalated because the fired man was popular with other co-workers, the lawsuit said.
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Environmental study clears the way for Gulf of Maine offshore wind research lease

By The Associated Press on May 28, 2024 04:04 pm
Maine has proposed putting 12 offshore wind turbines atop University of Maine-developed floating platforms.
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Disaster declared for April snowstorm that caused millions in damage in Maine

By The Associated Press on May 28, 2024 03:44 pm
The storm arrived late in the season with heavy, wet snow that brought down trees and power lines.
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Maine Maritime’s schooner to make first Arctic trip since 2008 

By Jules Walkup on May 28, 2024 03:38 pm
The students are looking to find “rivers” of water in the ocean that are mixing from all over the world.
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Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change, Colby researchers find

By The Associated Press on May 28, 2024 02:57 pm
The study's authors looked to see if a movie presented a story in which climate change exists, and whether a character knows it does.
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Bangor cop starts 1st day on new downtown walking beat

By Marie Weidmayer on May 28, 2024 02:23 pm
As a self-proclaimed “social butterfly,” officer Keith Larby was eager for his first day on the downtown assignment.
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‘Maine has lost sight of parents’ and children’s right to be together’: The case of Barni A.

By Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor on May 28, 2024 01:44 pm
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court case found a mother’s parental rights were unfairly terminated, giving us a rare glimpse inside the opaque child welfare system.
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Maine’s health department rarely investigates when residents wander away from care facilities

By Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor on May 28, 2024 01:01 pm
That is a real risk for people with dementia. But in the vast majority of cases, the Maine facilities are never inspected and rarely sanctioned.
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Old international bridge in Aroostook closing before new bridge opens

By Christopher Bouchard on May 28, 2024 11:54 am
The old bridge, which connects Madawaska and the Canadian city of Edmundston, is more than 100 years old.
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