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In what is the first phase of a land return project between the Penobscot Nation and the Trust for Public Land, the tribe has taken back a large swath of land just south of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
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Jason Eaton faces three charges of attempted second-degree murder and could be sentenced to life in prison if he’s convicted. During the trial, Eaton’s attorneys will argue that he was insane at the time of the crime, and therefore should not be criminally punished.
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“Anthony Morse was a revolutionary spirit,” said Evan O’Brien, creative manager for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
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Immigrant families are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis due to detention, and the barriers to getting help are both structural and cultural.
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Less than two months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his first attempt, President Trump issued a new executive order last week aiming to narrow the guaranteed citizenship extended to most babies born on U.S. soil.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed 17 lawsuits challenging states and the District of Columbia over their in-state tuition programs.
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The race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is one of this year's most high-profile Senate contests. To win, both candidates will need support from an especially powerful voting bloc: Maine women.
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Summer camps are all about embracing the outdoors. But as climate change fuels dangerous heat and unhealthy air, the outdoors is becoming something camps must protect children from.
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Spinner, tiger and smooth hammerhead sharks have all been spotted either by research teams or by members of the public off the coast of New England this year and in the past few years. They’re likely here because of climate change, says researchers.
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The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change. Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoustics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is researching whether sound can help with efforts to restore oyster beds
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“As a little kid, there was no women's professional baseball league," says Beth Greenwood. "So I just dreamed of playing for the Boston Red Sox.”
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The team's 15-game win streak has tied the club record set in 1946.