Four Wells High School wrestlers earned spots at the New England Championships by placing in the top three at Friday’s New England Qualifier at Mt. Ararat High School. Eli Potter won the 215-pound weight class for the Warriors,

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The Gulf of Maine, which touches three New England states and Canada, emerged as a test case for climate change about a decade ago because it is warming much faster than most of the world’s oceans. The gulf is home to some of the country’s most valuable seafood species and is critical to the American lobster industry.

The threat to a rare whale species from getting tangled in fishing gear has prompted Monterey Bay Aquarium in California to caution against eating a variety of lobster that New England fishermen have harvested for centuries.

Portland, Maine has long been a favorite summer tourism destination, and now there’s another reason to visit the New England city this year: The inaugural edition of the new Back Cove Music & Arts Festival will run from August 2 to 3,

Maine’s ski industry is reinforcing the importance of maintaining safety measures that are designed to protect riders after a series of chairlift incidents in neighboring states, including a fallen lift in New Hampshire and a rescue in Vermont.

Red Bull’s Slide-In Tour is back for another year. Powell, Brantley Mullins, Kaden Rusinko, Alex Caccamo, Grace Warner, and Jesse Augustinus are traveling from ski area to ski area across New England to help share the shred.

Cape Cod isn’t the only spot in New England where great white sharks like to feast on seals. Shark scientists have tracked the movements of white sharks in Maine state waters since 2020 — following the state’s first recorded fatal shark attack.

While Maine once hosted a nuclear power plant in Wiscasset, the group of lawmakers is seeking information on a smaller and more nimble option.

A conservative group has enough signatures on a petition to put a statewide voter ID initiative on the November ballot.

Authorities said three people face immigration proceedings and they are seeking to bring charges against a fourth person following a traffic stop in southern Maine.

Hannaford Supermarkets announced earlier this month a $400,000 donation for Maine-based programs intended to benefit the health of the state’s children. The money is part of a total $1.3 million in donations that extend across New England and New York and are part of the company’s 2½-year-old “Eat Well,