By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“Maine is a relatively big state when you’re looking for something the size of your thumbnail.” - Beth Swartz, a wildlife biologist with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on recruiting the public to identify native bumble bee species.
A rusty patched bumble bee on anise hyssop. (Photo by Dawn Marsh/courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
ENVIRONMENT
By Kaitlyn Budion
This summer, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is once again asking residents to look out for one of Maine’s most elusive native species: the rusty patched bumble bee.
HEALTHCARE
By Eesha Pendharkar
Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care despite an announcement from the Trump administration banning Medicaid from covering hormone therapy and procedures for children under 18.
IMMIGRATION
By Emma Davis
After nearly seven months of being shuffled through detention facilities across three states, during which he faced health problems in unsanitary conditions, Bridgton resident Marcos Gaspar-Da Silva was granted lawful permanent residency and released from a facility in Arizona.
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