The Challenge of Our Age
Maine’s residents have the highest median age in the country, and this nine-part series examined the myriad issues facing our state’s oldest people, from home… Read More »The Challenge of Our Age
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The Lobster Trap
A yearlong collaboration with The Boston Globe, this two-day series revealed how climate change and concerns for an endangered species were threatening Maine’s signature fishery… Read More »The Lobster Trap
Mayday
Our six-part series examination of the profound and dramatic ecological impacts of global warming on the Gulf of Maine, the fastest-warming body of water, helped… Read More »Mayday
Unsettled
A 30-part serial about 50 years of abuse of the Passamaquoddy people shed new light on the struggles and challenges facing the tribe and changed… Read More »Unsettled
Lost
Our comprehensive examination of Maine’s opioid crisis reported aspects of the epidemic not seen before and demonstrated that addiction is a disease more than a… Read More »Lost
Bad blood among police
An investigation by the Press Herald found a history of tensions between two neighboring police departments that threatened public safety in both towns. The Press… Read More »Bad blood among police
Bad drivers
Reporting by the Press Herald revealed a serious flaw in state bureacracy that erroneously allowed dangerous drivers to keep their licenses. After the stories were… Read More »Bad drivers
911 transcripts
After the Press Herald was denied access to 911 recordings and transcripts related to a fatal shooting where police response was called into question, the… Read More »911 transcripts
No Vacancy
Our comprehensive investigation of Portland’s rental housing crisis led to new initiatives to create affordable housing in the city, an effort that continues today with… Read More »No Vacancy
Payday at the Mill
Our investigation revealed that bankers essentially wrote a state law that allowed them to then grab millions of dollars of taxpayer money and then shut… Read More »Payday at the Mill
