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Women moving into growing aquaculture sector
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Libby Davis’s mobile raw bar, Lady Shuckers, was born from her desire to shuck oysters — and change the industry paradigm. “Being pushed enough to work harder and say, ‘Well, if you want to shuck, you got...
Maine vaping numbers down for students as work continues toward further bans
When Mary Lou Warn discovered her teenager was vaping six years ago, he assured her it was safe. He had done his research, he said, and vaping was just flavored water. It was nothing like smoking. Warn tried to do her own research but there was little information...
This week in Maine politics: Sept. 25, 2022
Today, we’ll begin a periodic compilation of reporting on the state’s politics leading up to the Nov. 8 elections. The biggest political news of the past week broke early Saturday morning, when the New York Times reported that former Governor Paul LePage and his wife...
Maine to walk away from multi-million dollar Juul settlement
The Maine Attorney General’s Office on Friday decided to walk away from an $11 million agreement with electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul after objecting to certain conditions from the company. Maine was set to receive about $11 million over the next six to 10...
More than 40 percent of Maine high schoolers report mental health problems, new survey says
Nearly 43% of Maine high school students reported their mental health was not good “most of the time” or “always” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a 2021 survey released Wednesday. Female high school students reported worse mental health than...
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The long-term climate-changed hurricane forecast for Maine
Waters in the Northeast and Gulf of Maine are warming and rising faster than most, adding fuel to storms that pass through.
Investigation into Maine jail call recordings receives national recognition
Samantha Hogan’s “Eavesdropping in Maine Jails” series receives honorable mention recognition from the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Why the Sappi mill became a flashpoint in the governor’s race
Maine’s connection to its dwindling paper industry makes the relationship between a paper mill and a dam a delicate political issue in this election year.
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In this episode, writer Kimberly Ridley discusses the power of unstructured time for children and the power present in close observations of the natural world.
