Like most Maine hydroelectric dams, the towering Ripogenus Dam on the West Branch of the Penobscot River is owned and ...

A state commission spent six months investigating the aftermath of last winter’s flooding. Here are its policy ...

The projects, selected from more than 120 applications, include a methadone clinic in Aroostook County, a syringe service ...

But enforcement capacity remains nearly nonexistent, and current dam safety regulations do not account for climate change.

Inspectors made a series of recommendations for Maine's child welfare agency as part of a federal audit into the state agency ...

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The Committee on Judicial Conduct recommended that a justice be disciplined for failing to recuse from two foreclosure cases. Now it’s up to her colleagues to decide.

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This month, deputy editor Stephanie McFeeters was joined by Maine Monitor summer reporting fellow Alexa Foust to talk about ...