AUGUSTA, Maine, July 25 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Couple Accused of Targeting Black Congolese Neighbors Causing Severe Emotional Distress * * * Attorney General Aaron Frey announced today that he has filed a civil complaint under the Maine Civil Rights Act in Sagadahoc County Superior Court against Andrew Pinkham, age 44, and Ranada Pinkham, age 43, of Bath. The complaint alleges that the Pinkhams targeted their neighbors,   more

WATERVILLE, Maine, July 25 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * Colby's Island Campus is a unique classroom for Audubon birders to learn bird banding and other research techniques * * * By Abigail Curtis As beautiful, colorful, and delicate as airborne jewels, songbirds are tough, too--many of the species that land in Maine over the spring and summer will fly thousands of miles to get to their winter destinations in Central and South America. A group of bird lovers g  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on July 24, 2024: Working waterfronts are a cornerstone of our coastal communities and of our economy. Last winter's devastating storms demonstrated just how vulnerable they are to extreme weather and climate change. This week, I announced some major grants that we're distributing to those working waterfronts to help them rebuild and rebuild in ways to make them better able to withstand future storms and p  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, July 25 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: Thomas College in Waterville, Maine has seen an increase in its international student population over the last few years as the effects of the pandemic have decreased and as the population of Maine high school graduates has dropped. With this increase of international students comes more ways to support them. That's why Thomas College is announcing its International Thomas Promise. The International Thomas Promise   more

ORONO, Maine, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen and outdoor recreationists. University of Maine researchers, however, have discovered that Frenchman Bay and its tributaries are also home to a significant amount of microplastic polluti  more