Open in NewsBreak

Patten

See all locations
Customize your news
22°F
publisher avatar

Municipal

mainepublic.org

website

MDIFW says Brookfield should pay $120,000 for Ripogenus Dam fish kills

Maine wildlife officials want a subsidiary of energy giant Brookfield Renewable to pay $120,000 for a series of mass fish strandings caused by malfunctions at the Ripogenus Dam near Baxter State Park. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposed the payments to compensate for the hundreds of landlocked...

Maine · 18h
article img

The Money Overview

partner publisher · 75.2K followers
article img

Medicare Advantage members whose plans end Dec. 31 in Maine, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas can buy Medigap without being turned down, and Maine’s window runs to March 31

Medicare Advantage members in Maine, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas whose plans end on Dec. 31 can move to Original Medicare and buy a Medigap supplement without being turned down over their health. Insurance regulators in the first three states and a health plan in Texas have each told members about the right, and Maine’s window […] The post Medicare Advantage members whose plans end Dec. 31 in Maine, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas can buy Medigap without being turned down, and Maine’s window runs to March 31 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Oklahoma · 18h

Yahoo!

website

Maine Cruise Port to Vote on Cruise Ship Scrubber Ban

Portland, Maine's City Council is looking into a ban on cruise ship "scrubbers" while the vessels are in port. The resolution, which will be considered on Monday, would make the popular New England cruise stop the first port in the state to restrict exhaust gas cleaning systems (better known as scrubbers) on visiting cruise ships.

Portland, ME · 10h
article img

Bangor Daily News

partner publisher · 28.4K followers
article img

Bell rings out as WWII soldier and other veterans parade through Bangor

Don Gallupe, 102, followed the Cole Land Transportation Museum's Freedom Bell through the city on Wednesday.

Bangor, ME · 1d

Country Herald

publisher · 13.3K followers

Maine Winter Thanksgiving Travel: Even Salted I-95 Can Freeze

I-95 and I-295 travelers face a hidden winter hazard when road salt loses effectiveness below 20 degrees.

Portland, ME · 1d

wabi.tv

website

Augusta council approves preliminary deal to process Hatch Hill trash in Hampden

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Augusta City Council approved a preliminary agreement with Municipal Waste Solutions to change how trash is handled at Hatch Hill, the regional landfill serving the city and seven surrounding communities. Municipal Waste Solutions would process Augusta’s waste at a facility in Hampden. How the...

Augusta, ME · 2d

Ultimate Maine

partner publisher · 1.9K followers

Maine's Medal of Honor Legacy Is One Worth Celebrating

This Veterans Day, we honor Maine’s heroes, including those who earned our nation’s highest military honor.

Maine · 1d

WGME

website

Census data shows foreign-born, naturalized citizenship in Maine slightly increasing

PORTLAND (WGME) - Maine’s immigrant population is up from last year, according to new census data. The numbers show more immigrants have moved to the state, and that many of them also later became U.S. citizens. Roughly 1.4 million people call Maine home. Census data shows about 67,000 of...

Maine · 1d

wabi.tv

website

Veterans Day commemoration in Bangor honors Maine’s fallen Korean War service members

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Veterans Day ceremony in Bangor honored Mainers who died during the Korean War. The Maine Korean War Veterans Association held the commemoration at the Maine Korean War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery. About 36,000 U.S. service members died during the Korean War. 247 of them...

Bangor, ME · 1d

WPFO

website

Hannah Pingree says she wants strict rules in place before data centers are built in Maine

JAY (WGME) -- Developers of a proposed data center in the town of Jay say they've submitted permit applications to the Department of Environmental Protection. The local developer and its national partner, Sentinel Data Systems, have revived plans to replace the closed paper mill in Jay with a $550 million AI data center.

Jay, ME · 1d

Main Street Dollars

partner publisher · 39.2K followers

Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 2d

Bangor Daily News

partner publisher · 28.4K followers

Letter: Maine should not object to permitting reform bill

"The bill further ensures that data centers pay for the grid upgrades they require, rather than passing those costs to Maine families."

Maine · 1d

Maine Morning Star

partner publisher · 3.9K followers

Pingree turns to former chief of staff to lead upcoming administration

As Gov.-elect Hannah Pingree and her transition committee work to fill her future cabinet, she announced Thursday that Jesse Connolly will serve as her chief of staff. The longtime political strategist has most recently served as chief of staff for Hannah Pingree’s mother, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, overseeing her Washington, D.C. and Maine operations, managing […]

Maine · 14h

WPFO

website

Maine communities canceled Flock contracts, but cameras sometimes remained for months

AUBURN (WGME) -- Some Maine communities that ended contracts with Flock Safety found the company’s automated license plate reader cameras remained in place for weeks and, in one case, months, raising questions about whether the cameras could still collect or share data after local access was shut off. In...

Auburn, ME · 11h

Ballotpedia News

partner publisher · 32.5K followers

Campaigns submit signatures for Maine sex-based sports eligibility initiative for 2027, Massachusetts abortion referendum for 2028

With the November 2026 election concluded, where voters decided 145 state ballot measures across 39 states, efforts to place statewide citizen-initiated measures on the 2027 and 2028 ballots are underway in Maine and Massachusetts. Maine Birth Certificate Sex Requirement for Public School Sports Initiative. Supporters of an initiative to require...

Massachusetts · 2d

Yahoo!

website

Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere (opinion)

Across the country, voters approved ballot initiatives that cap rents and impose new restrictions on landlords' ability to rent to whom they please. The most eye-catching of these was a successful initiative in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where 68 percent of voters revived a cap on annual rent increases of $20 per month that the city council had axed back in 2023.

Elizabeth, NJ · 1d

foxbangor.com

website

Governor Janet Mills issues Veterans Day statement

STATEWIDE -- Governor Janet Mills issued a statement in honor of Veterans Day. It says in part “We express our deepest gratitude to those who fought for democracy and human rights across the world; those who protected the right to fair, free elections so that every vote and every ballot box counts. We honor those who fought and celebrated victories in the streets so that we might walk all our roads in freedom. To every veteran and every veteran’s family, thank you for your service and sacrifice. We will never forget it.”

Maine · 1d

Bangor Daily News

partner publisher · 28.4K followers

Blue Hill renews liquor license for restaurant it has taken to court

Blue Hill native Darlene Hatch said "I can’t grasp why a few people make it impossible for the rest of us to enjoy a really good restaurant.”

Blue Hill, ME · 12h