Nicole Ogrysko

About 80% of respondents to a Maine Affordable Housing Coalition survey said housing costs have had negative effects on their lives, affecting their ability to pay for groceries and medication or save for retirement, among other things.

The union's demands for more staffing come in the wake of two CSX train derailments in the last month, including one in Orono and another in Worcester, Massachusetts. There were no leaks or spills at the Orono derailment site.

Great Northern Salmon, Inc. planned to build a $300 million aquaculture facility at the site of the Great Northern Paper Mill. The project was a partnership with the nonprofit Our Katahdin, which redeveloping the former mill site.

The U.S. House has passed a bill that would delay the start of new federal regulations intended to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

York residents submitted a citizen's initiative to ban the cameras, which use artificial intelligence to scan and log license plate information on public roadways. The town's selectboard agreed this week to add the measure to the Nov. 3 ballot.

Ridership is up nearly 20% year-over-year on the Island Explorer bus system so far through July.

The university said it has 115 items, which include spearheads, knives, and other tools, as well as a birch bark basket.

The plan calls for the removal of the large, grassy median that divides four lanes of traffic.

It's the only youth shelter in southern Maine and one of three licensed shelters for teens operating around the state. Two others operate in Lewiston and Bangor.

A spokesperson for CLYNK said the decision to close the Biddeford facility is part of a larger project to modernize its recycling infrastructure.