Open water swimmers along the Maine coast are 'shark aware' but have little fear

“Water battery” proposed in western Maine. A primary goal is to boost resilience by putting power onto the grid at times when other renewable resources aren’t generating electricity. Click the image to read this Maine Monitor story by Julia Tilton.

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Open water swimmers along the Maine coast are 'shark aware' but have little fear | Maine Public

More parts of Maine are in drought, affecting nearly 1.2 million residents | Portland Press Herald

Health care premiums may rise by $900 per month as tax credits set to expire | News Center Maine

How Aroostook is leading Maine at recruiting new nurses | Bangor Daily News

'We want him back': Maine Legends soccer player detained by ICE in Scarborough | WGME

Acadia’s record-breaking attendance not felt by Bar Harbor businesses | News Center Maine

'We got bad buses': Winthrop, Yarmouth electric school buses still unsafe for road | WGME

Graham Platner has raised $1M for his campaign to unseat Susan Collins | Bangor Daily News

Maine Family Planning clinics try to plan future amid potential loss of up to half their patients | News Center Maine

Passamaquoddy Tribe wants to install hundreds of rooftop solar panels. Maine utility says it’s not allowed. | Portland Press Herald

Responding to Maine's high rate of child food insecurity, summer meal programs help meet demand | Maine Public

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Maine Monitor reporter Sean Scott appeared on News Center Maine earlier this week to discuss how Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids. Watch the appearance.

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