Daniel Kool

Press Herald

Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, Daniel previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine, and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he practices the banjo and theremin.

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Published
April 1, 2025

Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff

About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.
Published
March 31, 2025

Trump administration issues ‘final warning’ to Maine over transgender policy

Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats to fast-track legislation to comply with President Donald Trump’s demands.
Published
March 31, 2025

Troopers found justified in deadly shooting on Piscataqua River Bridge

Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.
Published
March 30, 2025

Like egg prices, demand for chicks is up this year

Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.
Published
March 28, 2025

DHHS refers Maine to Justice Department for enforcement regarding ‘noncompliance with Title IX’

The action comes a day after state officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports.
Published
March 28, 2025

Wet weekend ahead, with snow forecast for most of Maine

A mix of rain and snow starting overnight Friday and carrying into Saturday will leave roads slick and snowy by morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Published
March 28, 2025

Halle Berry testifies before Maine Legislature to support menopause education

‘I’m in menopause, and I had no idea,’ the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. ‘None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.’
Published
March 27, 2025

FBI agents visit Boothbay transfer station

The bureau says it was not a raid and that agents were ‘conducting routine law enforcement activity.’
Published
March 26, 2025

Rep. Golden, House Democrats call for defense secretary to testify about attack leak

Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other Trump administration officials have been under fire since the revelation that they accidentally shared war plans in a group chat that included a reporter.
Published
March 24, 2025

Etna woman accused of killing boyfriend referred for mental evaluation

Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was ‘in a high state of distress,’ her attorney said.

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