Susan Sharon
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Lewiston, ME, United States
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Portland police respond to 5 overdoses in 24 hours
Portland police say they are seeing an alarming number of overdoses. → Read More
$1.35 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased at southern Maine gas station
It's the second largest Mega Millions jackpot in history, and the first time Maine has produced a jackpot winner. → Read More
Trust for Public Land picks up 31,000 acres adjacent to tribal lands, national monument
It's the nonprofit's largest acquisition in Maine, but the group's goal is to hold onto it temporarily. → Read More
The Lewiston-Auburn Maples make their debut as Maine's first women's semi-pro basketball team
Maine's first women's semi-pro basketball team played their inaugural season opener at home against the New England Trailblazers Sunday. The Lewiston-Auburn Maples beat the Trailblazers, who had just five players for the duration of the game, by a score of 83-39 at the Lewiston Armory. → Read More
Lawmakers endorse stricter water standards for lower stretch of Androscoggin River
Currently, the entire river is designated as a Class C, the state's lowest water quality rating. But, the bill would elevate the lowest section of the river to a Class B, which Ed Friedman and the Friends of Merrymeeting Bay have been advocating for nearly 20 years. → Read More
Longtime leader of Maine's biggest environmental group to retire after this year
Lisa Pohlmann has guided the Natural Resources Council of Maine for more than a decade. Before that she served on the group's board of directors for many years, including in the role of president. → Read More
The war in Ukraine has derailed one American family's adoption plan
The Bell family has been trying to adopt Vanya and Serogzha from Ukraine for about two years. → Read More
The Ukrainian brothers a Maine couple is trying to adopt have now made it to Poland
The boys, and most of the children in their rural orphanage have been safely evacuated to Poland. But their journey out of Ukraine is just the first step in a complicated effort to bring them to the U.S. → Read More
A Maine family's struggle to evacuate and adopt two Ukrainian brothers
A few weeks ago, against the State Department's wishes, a Maine couple traveled to Ukraine to take legal steps to adopt two teenage brothers. They returned home, expecting to complete the adoption sometime this month. Then Russia invaded and the couple's dream was shattered. And they're now trying to get the boys, and nearly 60 other kids in their orphanage, safely out of the country. → Read More
Why the Rangeley area could remain an oasis for cold water fish as their habitat warms
While human-caused climate change is warming up the water in the Rangeley lakes region, new modeling suggests that area could remain one of the last, best places for brook trout and other cold water fish, and that could have lasting implications for the rest of us. → Read More
Justice advocate Nan Heald, executive director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, dies of cancer
Nan Heald took over Pine Tree, the state's oldest and largest legal aid provider, in 1990 at the age of 34. During her tenure, she expanded services to diverse client populations, established an endowment and more than tripled its budget through grants and fundraising. → Read More
One of the rarest eagles in the world has birdwatchers flocking to Maine
A rare Stellar's sea eagle is visiting the Maine Coast and drawing birders from all over the country → Read More
Far from home, a big, rare sea eagle finds devoted fans on the coast of Maine
Since late December, a rare, wayward eagle native to Russia and Japan has taken up residence along Maine's Midcoast near Boothbay Harbor. The Steller's sea eagle is one of the largest raptors in the world, weighing up to 20 pounds with an eight-foot wingspan. There are only about 4,000 of them left, and the chance to see one has captivated Mainers and birders from around the country. → Read More
Telephone operators of another era gather to reconnect
A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations. → Read More
To store greenhouse gases, Maine looks to protect more than 2 Rhode Islands' worth of forest by 2030
The ambitious 30 x 30 goal is part of President Biden's climate agenda. It's also a target in Maine, the most heavily forested state in the country. And there's cautious optimism the target can be met. → Read More
Staffing shortages, boredom contribute to violent incidents at Maine's youth prison, report finds
An independent assessment of the underlying factors that contributed to several violent disturbances at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in August and September finds that severe and chronic staffing shortages have been toxic to operations at the facility. → Read More
Maine State Prison resident, 42, dies
The Maine Department of Corrections says a resident of the Maine State Prison in Warren has died. → Read More
Fighting fire with fire: As Maine warms up, prescribed burns become more necessary
Maine's changing climate is increasing the possibility of more and bigger fires — and now, like in California, prescribed burns are being used in York County as a fire management tool. → Read More
Fighting fire with fire: As Maine warms up, prescribed burns become more necessary
Maine's changing climate is increasing the possibility of more and bigger fires — and now, like in California, prescribed burns are being used in York County as a fire management tool. → Read More
Many forces battering Maine's logging industry, from the pandemic to an aging workforce
Market disruptions from the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 explosion of a pulp digester at the Jay mill and a shortage of workers to harvest wood and drive logging trucks are creating anxiety about the future. And the industry says it needs help. → Read More