Among the government’s concerns is the possible disturbance of artifacts and any human remains that may still exist.
2023
Unclear how many lost lives in Hawaii as authorities near the end of their search
Three weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, it is unclear how many people perished and how many are still missing.
Boston man nearly misses his own wedding after dog mangles passport
Politicians had to pull some strings to help the groom get to Italy on time.
After court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
The U.S. Supreme Court boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a May ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake.
Former Bath city councilor wins Democratic nomination for House seat
Bath Democrats chose lawyer David Sinclair over author Peter Macdonald Blachly to run for Sean Paulhus’ seat in the Maine House of Representatives.
Your Land: Mare Brook work begins
Someone looking for inspiration in our time of divisions would have been well served by being at an Aug. 21 meeting held at the Thornton Oaks community’s Merrymeeting Room. There, Brunswick Environmental Planner Ashley Charleson and Cumberland County Soil and Water District Engineer Chris Baldwin described an upcoming culvert replacement that began on Thornton Oaks […]
Intertidal: Late bloomer sea lavender reaches its peak
The last bloom of summer? The end of August isn’t really the end of summer. But it feels like it with the early start of the school year. And while the wildflowers have all passed, their bright colors deepening into the burnt spectrum that beckons fall, there are flowers that are just blooming on the […]
No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer
The Louisiana congressman says the multiple myeloma was found early and he’s undergoing treatment.
Greece struggles to contain Europe’s largest wildfire on record
Ongoing blazes have scorched 310 square miles – four times larger than Washington, D.C.
Wealthy Cape Cod town sells bonds for affordable housing
Wellfleet saw its credit rating dip after struggling to retain financial staff because of the town’s high cost of living.