August 14, 2020
The answers to your questions about sea level rise in Maine
Sea level rise is one of the many effects of climate change that is already visible in Maine, a state with 120 coastal communities. By 2050, the state will likely see between 1.1 to 1.8 feet of sea level rise, en route to 3 to 4.6 feet of sea level rise by year 2100, according to the most recent projections by Maine climatologists. To unpack what the rising sea level means for Maine communities and ecosystems, the Bangor Daily News hosted a virtual event on Aug. 13, bringing together five…
July 22, 2020
Mainers Commit to Rural Internet Expansion with $15 Million Bond Issue
Maine’s High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond Issue, which we first wrote about a month ago, has passed. 76% of voters said yes to Maine Question 1, which authorizes the issuance of $15 million…
July 20, 2020
Bond measure approval will fuel state’s goal of expanding rural broadband
The importance of high-speed internet connections has been driven home by the coronavirus pandemic, with more Mainers working from home while thousands of students finished out the school year online.…
May 24, 2020
Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
For some, getting to college graduation can seem like a marathon, but Anne McKee decided her graduation would include an actual ultramarathon. McKee graduated Saturday from Bowdoin College and, absent…
May 9, 2020
Project Launch awarded $5K grant
DEER ISLE — Project Launch at Deer Isle-Stonington High School was among four education initiatives recently awarded $5,000 grants by MaineSpark. The grants, totaling $20,000, were for innovative initiatives promoting postsecondary…
April 22, 2020
Betsy Wyeth, Wife And Muse Of Late Artist Andrew Wyeth, Dies At 98
ROCKLAND, Maine — Betsy Wyeth, the wife of beloved artist Andrew Wyeth, died at her home in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. She was 98. Betsy and Andrew Wyeth, who died in…
April 5, 2020
Fear of outsiders creates tensions in Maine’s tourist spots and summer communities
Tony Matoin loaded his groceries into his company pickup truck outside Shaw’s. He had just finished a shift as a line supervisor for Central Maine Power and was headed home…
March 24, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, islands from Maine to Hawaii experiment with isolation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — On the day the virus arrived in Maine, Caroline Bloss lingered over pizza with her husband and father at Blaze, one of the few restaurants open…
March 20, 2020
Seasonal residents, and snowbirds, are finding their way to Maine
Seasonal Maine residents Barry and Jane DeNofrio decided to face the coronavirus threat at their ski home in Bridgton instead of their condo in Boxford, Massachusetts, because there’s more air…
March 19, 2020
Does this tiny island of the coast of Maine hold the answer to the future of electricity?
Living on an island forces one to be an innovator in ways large and small. For the 50 or so year-round residents of Isle au Haut, an island off the…
