August 2024 – Page 57 – The Portland Press Herald

Opinion

Opinion: DEP needs to get serious about environmental justice

by Ed Spencer and Dana Colihan Special to the Press Herald August 24, 2024August 24, 2024

The potential expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill would be a good place to start.

Letters

Letter: A stark reminder that climate change is global

August 24, 2024August 23, 2024

The tragic 2022 flooding in Pakistan in which over 1,700 people drowned is all the proof we need.

Maine, News, Olympics, Sports

Freeport native to fulfill an athletic dream in Paris Paralympics

by Steve Craig August 24, 2024August 24, 2024

Skyler Samuelson Espinoza is a ‘pilot’ for her visually impaired tandem cycling teammate Hannah Chadwick.

Business, Maine, News

Is small-scale wind power Maine’s next big thing?

by Stephen Singer August 24, 2024August 23, 2024

Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Suarez grand slam helps Diamondbacks rout Red Sox, 12-2

by BRENDAN MCGAIR Associated Press August 23, 2024

Eugenio Suarez drive in five runs while leading a 16-hit attack.

Maine, News

Maine CDC says not to eat fish from 4 freshwater bodies in Brunswick

by Morgan Womack August 23, 2024August 25, 2024

The agency says the advisory is based on PFAS testing the Navy did around its former base in October 2023, before the spill this week of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam containing the toxic chemical.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn

2 shootings reported in Lewiston; 3 juveniles being questioned

by Mark LaFlamme August 23, 2024August 24, 2024

The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.