Robbie Feinberg
All Things Considered Host and ProducerRobbie grew up in New Hampshire, but has since written stories for radio stations from Washington, D.C., to a fishing village in Alaska. Robbie graduated from the University of Maryland and got his start in public radio at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole,
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Beginning in June, the cost of a round-trip ticket to Peaks Island will rise from less than $8.00 to $14.00 during the peak summer season, which runs from mid-April to mid-October.
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Superintendents say that new state funding can't fully cover rising salaries, benefits, transportation and special education costs that are leading some districts to propose reducing staff.
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The proposal received approval from the Maine Senate in early April, but failed to get a vote in the House before lawmakers adjourned last week.
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Under the newly passed legislation, Maine's Child Development Services (CDS) offices would remain open, but responsibility for students aged three to five would be transferred to local school districts over four years.
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Conservation groups said the proposed plan won't adequately protect salmon and are calling for FERC to look at other measures as part of the relicensing process.
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If approved by voters this November, the bond would spend $30 million over four years to design, develop and maintain motorized, non-motorized and multi-use trail projects.
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A conservative advocacy group is citing Maine's falling test score ranking as evidence of failing state and federal education policies over several decades. But the state Department of Education is challenging its conclusions.
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L.L. Bean said the move is a "strategic response to long-term customer trends," and not part of any larger cuts.
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The Maine legislature will have final say over motor vehicle emissions standards, under a new law signed by Gov. Janet Mills.
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The Gulf's annual average sea surface temperature was 52.6 degrees, nearly two degrees above normal, and the fifth-warmest year on record.