1,500 truckloads of fill will be the last step in capping a coastal Maine Superfund site

New Ellsworth nonprofit seeks to raise $1M to buy Hancock County newspapers

The acquisition would mark the latest effort to reorient local newspapers under nonprofit stewardship.

Juniper Ridge’s contaminated wastewater to be treated in Brewer

The wastewater will be treated in Brewer while a proposed off-site PFAS treatment system is being built in Hampden.

Fall foliage is peaking in Bangor this week and headed for the coast

We’re into the part of Maine’s fall foliage show when there are no bad seats.

Opal Lee celebrates her 100th birthday by kicking off construction of Juneteenth museum in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday by kicking off the start of construction of a museum in her Texas hometown dedicated to telling the history of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. “It was important for us to do this on this date because everything we’ve done for the last several years, everything we continue to do, is built around the spirit of the venerable Miss Opal Lee,” said Jarred Howard, CEO of the upcoming National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Lee, founding board member of the museum, became known […]

Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions are left out. Critics say it's a political stunt

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent […]