2 great white sharks spotted near midcoast Maine beach

Two great white sharks have been spotted near a midcoast Maine beach. Maine’s purple shark notification flags are flying at Cedar Beach, east of Bailey Island, the site of the state’s only recorded fatal great white shark attack, after two sightings within …

Downeast Restorative Harvest invites community to celebrate Maine’s 36th annual Open Farm Day

MACHIAS — Downeast Restorative Harvest is excited to welcome visitors to the DERH Community Farm for Maine’s 36th annual Open Farm Day on Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 73 Broadway in Machias. Open Farm Day is a beloved statewide event that …

How to benefit from Maine's recent broadband expansion

The internet isn’t just a utility — it is increasingly essential to prosper in society. In 2024, Maine reached a critical infrastructure milestone: an internet connection is now available to all Mainers who want one. Over the past four years, the state …

Maine school bus drivers attend annual safety conference

The conference gives bus drivers training that counts towards the 16 total training hours per year that the Maine Dept. of Education requires bus drivers to attain. AUGUSTA, Maine — School bus drivers all across the state are attending the Maine …

Maine Grants FlexWage Regulatory Exemption for Earned Wage Access Program

Decision confirms FlexWage’s employer-integrated model is exempt from lending and money transmission laws SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FlexWage Solutions LLC, the inventor of the employer-based Earned Wage …

Was Maine Paddleboarder Killed In Targeted Attack?

Maine man arrested after going 116 mph, trying to run across I-95 in New Hampshire

A man from Berwick is accused of driving nearly double the speed limit on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire and leading police on a chase.A New Hampshire State Police trooper was on patrol in Seabrook at about 4:42 a.m. Wednesday when he clocked a 2025 …

Stuff The Bus with School Supplies in Presque Isle, Maine

Let's Stuff the Bus in Aroostook County and collect school supplies for local students. On Location Collecting School Supplies We look forward to seeing you at Walmart in Presque Isle on Friday, July 18, 2025 from 3 to 6 pm. Townsquare Media will be …

California B Corp finds new life on Maine island, celebrates local food community with holiday collection

DEER ISLE – When Narrative Food relocated from California to Deer Isle, a rural island off Maine’s coast in 2023, founder Jennifer Piette discovered something unexpected: a thriving community of small-batch food makers whose values perfectly aligned with …

Congress targeted Planned Parenthood for defunding, but also caught a Maine health care provider

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An item in Republicans’ sweeping policy and tax bill intended to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion provider, is also hitting a major medical provider in Maine. Maine Family …