Maine to Spend $25 Million to Rebuild Waterfront Damaged by Winter Storms May 20, 2024 By Patrick Whittle Maine waterfrontMaine’s government will spend tens of millions of dollars to rebuild the state’s working waterfront communities after a series...
Maine Alters ‘Yellow Flag’ Law, Expands Mental Health Care in Wake of Shootings April 30, 2024 By David Sharp and Patrick Whittle Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest...
Youth, Environmental Groups Sue Maine to Force Action on Climate April 25, 2024 By Patrick Whittle A youth organization and a pair of environmental groups are suing the state of Maine to try to force the...
Northeast Warned to Expect More Floods Like This Winter’s February 20, 2024 By Patrick Whittle After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered...
Lobstermen’s Suit Against Conservation Group Over ‘Do-Not-Eat’ List Dropped January 18, 2024 By Patrick Whittle A California court has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of fishermen against a conservation group that added New England...
Storm in Northeast Take 5 Lives; Causes Power Outages, Floods, Road Damage December 21, 2023 By Patrick Whittle, Kathy McCormack and Lisa Rathke Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped...
Northeastern Storm Causes Power Outages, Flooded Roads, Fallen Trees, Travel Delays December 20, 2023 By Patrick Whittle A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power...
Lawmakers Urge Expanded Safety and Mental Health Programs for Commercial Fishermen December 14, 2023 By Patrick Whittle A federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder...
Cannabis Industry Reports First Worker Death From Asthma Attack November 20, 2023 By Patrick Whittle The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health...
Coast Guard Opens Inquiry Into Fatal Collapse of Mast on Maine Schooner October 19, 2023 By Patrick Whittle The Coast Guard said Monday it has launched a formal investigation into a fatal accident aboard a historic schooner off...