Robbie Feinberg

Aug 1, 2024 | bangordailynews.com | Robbie Feinberg

A proposed land-based fish farm in Jonesport is closer to breaking ground after a court denied an appeal of the project’s local permits. Maine’s Business and Consumer Court rejected the appeal from project opponent Protect Downeast, which argued that the town’s Planning Board misinterpreted the local land use code when it approved the project. The group also claimed that the facility would degrade water quality.

Jul 10, 2024 | mainepublic.org | Robbie Feinberg

The staff of the Maine Public Utilities Commission is recommending that regulators reject a petition challenging new ferry rates for Casco Bay Lines. The new rates, which went into place June 1, increased prices for day-trippers by more than 80% during the peak summer season. Meanwhile, the cost of a monthly or yearly pass dropped by more than 40%.

Jul 10, 2024 | mainepublic.org | Robbie Feinberg

A 38-year-old man was shot and killed by a state trooper Tuesday in Old Orchard Beach after authorities said he led them on a chase in York County and pointed and loaded an AR-style rifle. According to Maine State Police, Christopher Harriman of Limerick, was armed with a rifle at the Kennebunk rest area on the Maine Turnpike and was making threats to harm himself and others. Police responded and engaged in a "slow speed pursuit" while Harriman pointed the rifle out of the car window at officers.

Jul 10, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Robbie Feinberg

Conservation groups are cheering a recent appeals court decision that they say will help to preserve some state oversight in the relicensing process for the Shawmut Dam, along the Kennebec River. The state initially drafted a denial of the water quality certification for the dam, operated by Brookfield Renewable, in 2021, as part of a federal dam relicensing process, pointing to concerns about the passage of endangered Atlantic salmon.

Jul 8, 2024 | savingseafood.org | Robbie Feinberg

July 8, 2024 — Scientists say many more alewives and blueback herring have made their way into Maine’s waterways this year — a recovery they attribute to dam removals and habitat restoration. Sean Ledwin, the director of the Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat at the the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said several rivers are seeing strong runs again this year, after record counts in 2023.