Rising sea levels bring tides that threaten coastal birds’ extinction. Maine scientists have teamed up to create more resilient marsh systems, and the Midcoast is spearheading the movement.
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What Maine can learn from Wabanaki environmental wisdom
Science is designed to be indifferent to values, but Indigenous knowledge seeks to reinsert them.
Second part of Brunswick Landing development underway
The Atlantic Pointe development at 10 Townsend Lane is now starting the second phase of its project as it begins renting out available apartments.
248 years after first hearing Declaration of Independence, Harpswell continues to listen
Harpswell residents first heard the Declaration of Independence read on the steps of the 1757 meetinghouse. The Elijah Kellogg Church has continued to honor the tradition.
Freeport-area parents aim to curb cellphones in schools
The group, RSU5 Alliance for Thoughtful Technology, was spearheaded in recent weeks by Annie Ware with the help of several other parents. The goal, Ware said, is to address smartphone and social media use among kids prior to high school.
Bath-area schools ban student cellphones
Regional School Unit 1 is banning the use of cellphones in schools for grades 6-12 before the start of the next school year.
Bath softball tournament to raise funds for Augusta nonprofit that helps female veterans
A new summer softball tournament to raise funds for multiple homeless veteran organizations is happening this weekend at the softball fields in Bath.
With Russian trial looming, Bowdoin College reflects on alumnus Evan Gershkovich’s detention
Bowdoin College alum calls for continued support in detained journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial. The long-anticipated judicial proceedings come amid Cold War-era political tensions, according to one Bowdoin College professor.
Plane recovered after crash-landing in Androscoggin River in Topsham
Pilot Anthony Pringle relied on his previous military training to make the emergency crash-landing on the Androscoggin River after engine failure during flight.
Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare sign of climate resilience
New research finds promising patterns in the menagerie of microbes at the ocean’s surface.