The Department of Marine Resources adds a section of the Penobscot River to the ban areas in response to a toxic algae bloom off the Down East coast.

Those affected are outside Verizon’s network and roam on a network operated by Portland-based Wireless Partners.

Data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau puts Maine in the middle of the pack on household income, and better than the national average on people living in poverty.

Colby Co. Engineering LLC has done previous design and engineering work for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Bath Iron Works.