Maine

Client Wanetta Nurse (left) and senior companion Kitty Gee chat about topics like family, the good old days, and men.

Federally Funded Companions Keep Seniors Connected To Their Neighbors

3:41pm January 20, 2019

by Patty Wight

Isolation is a part of life for many seniors, but a national program helps curb the loneliness by pairing homebound residents with peers, who make weekly visits.

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The ice disk is seen spinning on the Presumpscot River in drone video image provided by the city of Westbrook, Maine.

Watch: Massive, Moving Ice Disk Takes Center Stage, Mesmerizing Maine

2:51pm January 16, 2019

by Amy Held

Whether reminiscent of the moon's surface or "a big duck-go-round," a circle of ice entrances as it bobs and spins on a river in Maine.

Democrat Jared Golden greets supporters as they wait on Election Day in Lewiston, Maine. Golden was declared the winner on Thursday as a result of the state's new ranked-choice voting system.

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Democrats A House Seat

3:45pm November 15, 2018

Democrats have now gained 35 seats and could get up to 39 as counting continues in close races around the country. There will be no Republicans from New England in the U.S. House next year.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, has filed a lawsuit to overturn Maine's ranked-choice voting system. Votes are still being counted in Poliquin's race, but it's possible he will lose a recount under the recently approved system.

In Tight Race, Maine Republican Sues To Block State's Ranked-Choice Voting Law

6:33pm November 13, 2018

by Steve Mistler

Rep. Bruce Poliquin's lawsuit claims the state's ranked-choice voting law violates the U.S. Constitution because the candidate who gets the most votes may not ultimately be declared the winner.

"Most of us are ecstatic" about Medicaid expansion in Utah, said Grant Burningham, of Bountiful. "We were all together and hugging and kissing last night."

A Winning Idea: Medicaid Expansion Prevails In Idaho, Nebraska And Utah

2:02pm November 07, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Voters in Idaho, Utah and Nebraska approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, overcoming roadblocks that had kept an estimated 300,000 people from obtaining coverage.

This Maine District Went For Obama, Then Trump. Now It's A Toss-Up

8:55am October 31, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Maine's mostly rural 2nd Congressional District was won by President Trump, and Republican Bruce Poliquin currently holds the House seat. But former Marine Jared Golden hopes to flip it to Democrats.

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Sam Richman, owner-chef of Sammy's Deluxe restaurant in Rockland, says his patrons tend to prefer full-grown unagi smoked, European style, rather than as Japanese sushi.

Environment

Will Americans Embrace A Zeal For Eel? This Maine Entrepreneur Hopes So

8:02am October 15, 2018

by Fred Bever

Most catches are exported to unagi-loving Asian nations, which pay up to thousands of dollars per pound. But one woman is raising and marketing eels for U.S. buyers: "Why not keep that value at home?"

The New England Aquarium team searching for right whales, at sunrise in the Bay of Fundy. Johanna Anderson and Kelsey Howe scan the waters while Marianna Hagbloom logs data, Amy Knowlton adjusts a GPS unit, and Brigid McKenna steers the Nereid.

In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds

9:30am October 09, 2018

by Murray Carpenter

North Atlantic right whales used to turn up large numbers off Maine's coast, but now, adapting to climate changes, they are being spotted further north in Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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In an Oct. 2012 file photo, voters cast their votes through absentee ballots for the November election in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Ranked-choice voting will be put to its biggest test when Maine uses the system in a statewide primary election on June 12, th

Politics & Government

Maine Voters To Decide On Whether They'll Rank Candidates In Future Elections

11:23am June 10, 2018

by Steve Mistler

In asking voters to rank candidates in order of preference, Maine becomes the first U.S. state to adopt a system also used in Australia, Ireland, several other countries, and a handful of U.S. cities.

Asylum-seeker Allan Monga, 19, won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition in March. But he's been barred from the national competition because he's not a citizen or permanent resident.

Maine Asylum-Seeker Fights For His Right To Poetry

5:00pm April 18, 2018

by Robbie Feinberg

Allan Monga won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition last month, but the NEA barred him from the national stage because of his immigration status. Now he's suing for his right to participate.