As the state has confronted a sustained housing crisis, accessory dwelling units have emerged as part of the solution.
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The $85 test that could change Maine’s PFAS fight
While the CDC finds the kits provide ‘actionable’ information about water quality, they cannot be used to unlock state-funded filtration systems.
Some Maine schools have unsafe radon levels. Most haven’t been tested.
Just 12% of Maine’s school buildings were tested in the past 5 years, and nearly a quarter of them had elevated levels of the cancer-causing gas.
12-year-old reported missing found safe
The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office report she was found safe.
Mainers can still get abortion pills by mail. Could the Supreme Court change that?
The Supreme Court restored temporary access until May 11 after a lower court ruled that mifepristone should only be available in person.
In race between Susan Collins and Graham Platner, where do moderates turn?
Some supporters of Janet Mills are slow to warm to the near-certain Democratic nominee for Senate.
Here’s what Graham Platner says Lewiston needs to thrive
The U.S. Senate candidate called for more federal government investment in local communities.
Maine Water Co. is proposing a rate increase. Here’s how to give feedback.
Members of the public will be able to offer comments and sworn testimony at a hearing Wednesday.
4 Republican candidates will face off in June 9 primary for Franklin County commissioner
Each of the terms for District 4 and District 5 will be 4 years.
New England appeals court weighs whether detained immigrants have right to bond hearings
The lawsuit was filed by several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.