Nicole Ogrysko
All Things Considered Host & News ReporterNicole got her start working the 4:00 am modern rock shift for her college radio station. Before joining Maine Public, she spent eight years covering the federal workforce for Federal News Network, an online and radio outlet based in Washington, D.C., where she lived before moving to Maine in 2020. Nicole graduated from Ithaca College with a journalism and politics degree. She grew up outside Baltimore, Maryland, and is (perhaps unfortunately) still an Orioles fan.
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The loans are for up to $2 million with interest rates as low as 4%, according to the Small Business Administration. Small businesses and non-profits in 12 of Maine's 16 counties are eligible. -
Over the last decade, increases in home prices have outpaced wage growth in Maine by more than three-fold, according to a new report from MaineHousing. -
Sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross served in the Hancock County Sheriff's office for 18 years. He was investigating a crash on the side of Route 3 in Trenton when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck in 2021. -
A Portland non-profit that's been collecting and preserving older movies on film is screening them to a devoted and growing audience. Film goers say this micro-cinema offers a communal experience that's increasingly rare in the age of streaming. -
Maine's minimum wage jumped 45 cents on Jan. 1, from $14.65 to $15.10. The minimum wage also applies to Maine agricultural workers, under a new state law. -
More homes stayed on the market for longer, and in some parts of the states, sellers dropped their prices. Even so, many first-time homebuyers in Maine are still priced out of the market due to high interest rates. -
About 3,653 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases of other tick-borne diseases, including Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis, also increased and set new highs. -
The budget increase is almost entirely driven by a $3.5 million shortfall at the Penobscot County Jail that needs to be covered, commissioners said. -
Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are typically smaller homes built on an existing lot and are often seen as a solution for older people looking to downsize, younger families just starting out, or even as rental properties. -
The gross domestic product for the Portland metropolitan area increased by 39% over the last two decades or so, but for western and northeastern Maine, GDP remained almost flat.
