In Milbridge, a former farmer is grinding invasive green crabs into fertilizer. In South Portland, a Cambodian food incubator is incorporating them into seafood dishes.
Steve Ericson
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Maine is suing a protester for allegedly disrupting services at Planned Parenthood. He’s part of a small group pushing to criminalize abortion.
The group was founded in 2023, after the Maine Legislature passed a law expanding abortion access.
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A guide to researching nursing homes and assisted living facilities
Transitioning an older loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility is difficult, especially when you’re trying to figure out whether a facility will be safe and meet their needs.
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Health insurance rates in Maine set to skyrocket
Two major factors are driving up insurance rates in Maine: rising costs of prescription drugs and little competition in Maine’s market.
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New state law adds ‘insult to injury’ for Maine solar, clean energy
Advocates and developers warn that the law threatens to put Maine’s growing renewable energy sector on ice.
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US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, inserting itself into Israel’s war with Iran
President Trump said in a televised addressed that the sites were ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
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As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce
The number of workers in health care in Maine identifying as non-White is up 143% in the past decade.
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Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations
Over the past 4 years, Worcester Resources has racked up more than $50,000 in federal fines for workplace safety and record-keeping infractions.
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‘We did things backwards here’: Some Maine landowners see a future in ecological forest management
Foresters argue the pros and cons of various models of sustainable forestry, but the overall goal is the same: Timber harvests generate profits; woodlands remain healthy.
Posted inNation & World
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president