One woman said she now eats just a single daily meal. Others are traveling farther each week to different stores to save money.

A citizen-initiated ballot question will ask Lewiston voters if they want to place more limits on how many clean needles syringe service providers can distribute.

Monitor Editor Kate Cough gave a talk about local news and the Maine news landscape. Listeners lamented the loss of local news in their communities.

The Loring Development Authority and its property manager have not addressed ongoing mold and water damage, residents recently alleged in a lawsuit.

Not all insurance companies cover the tests, which help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But some do, and more may in the future.

Wendy Little Bear is one of about 100 survivors of sexual abuse, including roughly 10 members of the Wabanaki Nations, who reached a recent multimillion-dollar settlement with the Roman Catholic Dioce...

The proposed change follows reporting by The Maine Monitor this summer that highlighted an inconsistency in the state’s financial disclosure requirements.

At the height of the pandemic, hospitals in Maine spent $560 million on contract staffing. This year, that number dropped to $214 million.

A new court filing identifies the two agents publicly for the first time.

Seal Island saw a record 127 razorbill nests, while Eastern Egg Rock saw a record 213 puffin burrows.

Cherryfield rallied to remove the last dam on the Narraguagus after decades of habitat rehabilitation by local conservationists and landowners. They are committed to decades more.

Newly public emails and texts show how school leaders sought advice from conservative organizations and then debated behind the scenes over their new rules to exclude transgender students from sports.

Major medical groups issued immunization recommendations last week, ahead of the fall respiratory virus season that begins in October.

Justin Savage of Limerick sued three state troopers last September over the force they used arresting him in his driveway one night in March 2024.

See how many people in each county could be subject to new work requirements in order to receive health benefits.

The Democrats’ replacement nominee hasn’t yet had to file information that’s typically available already for most Senate candidates.

It’s been nearly 20 years since the federal government put some restrictions on lobbying by family members. Maine and other states haven’t followed suit.

Thousands have visited them to learn about living without oil, electricity or cars.

The Maine Manufactured Housing Association is preparing to push back against a wave of local ordinances that restrict mobile home parks’ ability to raise rent.

A lawyer for the mother said they plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Online learners have fueled enrollment growth at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, which preliminary numbers show is now the third biggest public university.

Six months since the new red flag law went into effect, a total of eight orders have been filed. Law enforcement officers are continuing to favor the pre-existing yellow flag law.

Officials involved in the Franklin County Detention Center’s addiction treatment program sat down with health care reporter Emily Bader at the latest in a series of Monitor Talks.

The scrutiny over Central Maine Power’s request is part of a growing movement to lower investor-owned utilities’ return on equity.

“All the rules are out the window,” said a physician who once served on the committee that gave guidance on new vaccines. “I don’t know how this plays out.”

The situation at Marshwood Estates highlights the entrenched infrastructure issues at aging mobile home parks. But it also shows how things can change with a coordinated response.

The University of Maine System will accept credentials earned through the Jobs for Maine Graduates program.

Efforts to combat erosion with natural materials at Popham Beach and Sebago Lake, among other places, show how landowners must factor continued upkeep into the projects’ costs.

An expert panel discussion on on how county jails are providing addiction treatment.

Child welfare authorities said the mother’s inability to move from New Mexico to Maine made her an unfit parent. The state’s highest court disagreed with that finding on Tuesday.

A team in Phippsburg has been working for nearly a decade to get wild oysters to regenerate in Maine’s cold, turbulent waters.

Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than expected.

The state needs “a new approach to delivering rural health care,” officials said in a proposal for federal funding.

A federal judge once again blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal homelessness aid, pausing a round of grant applications due later this month.

Eelgrass is declining along Maine’s coast. As scientists try to understand why, they’re also preparing to restore these crucial marine habitats.

Bowdoin College’s legal fees nearly tripled last year. It’s not the only Maine school that saw a jump.

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Now the public university plans to put students in the hotel to offset costs, but it will pay more than $1 million in rent each year to do so.

Residents, Tribal leaders and regional advocates pressed for passage of citizen‑initiated ordinances aimed at stopping the Western Passage project.

The hospital system’s board of trustees voted to close the Damariscotta hospital’s birthing center on Thursday. It promised no additional closures in the next two years.

A group representing customers is seeking to understand why Central Maine Power is requesting higher returns than its parent company Iberdrola has previously said is necessary for its U.S. holdings.

There is more money wagered on the financial trading platform Kalshi for Maine’s Senate contest than in that of any other state besides Texas.

Researchers with the Audubon Seabird Institute counted 200 active puffin burrows on the island, up from 188 in 2019. They also spotted a razorbill chick.

This is the first lawsuit filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States for the actions of immigration agents during “Operation Catch of the Day” in January.