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Maine island sees record number of puffin nests

Researchers at Maine's Eastern Egg Rock have discovered a record-breaking 200 puffin burrows, alongside the first-ever documented razorbill nesting, offering a glimmer of hope for seabird conservation efforts.

Maine hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts

Maine health care providers face a looming crisis as rising insurance premiums and new, restrictive Medicaid eligibility rules threaten to leave thousands of residents without essential medical coverage.

Maine couple carries on legacy of mobile Down East pizza business

After buying a beloved mobile pizza business, Elizabeth and Travis Brook are bringing fresh, wood-fired flavors to Aroostook County festivals under their new brand, Northern Flame.

Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a weary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in […]

Maine paper mill employees asked for safety monitors for decades. It took 2 deaths to get them.

After a gas leak that killed two men in January, Woodland Pulp is making safety upgrades to bring it in line with other mills, union reps say.