The endangered mammals may be facing a food shortage in the Gulf of Maine, causing them to migrate to less-protected areas.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Collins: Trump ‘can’t set red lines’ for Justice Department probe of Russia ties
The Maine senator tells CNN that special counsel Robert Mueller should ‘follow leads wherever they may be.’
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State budget error costs heavily used mapping agency its funding
Officials scramble to restore money to run the geographical information office, which produces data needed by towns and cities, developers, foresters, surveyors and even Google Maps.
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Our untold past comes to life in South Berwick
The ‘Forgotten Frontier’ exhibit at the Counting House Museum tells stories of natives and newcomers in the 1600s who helped shape today’s Maine and New Hampshire.
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Sinclair Broadcasting – and 2 Maine TV stations – under fire for pro-Trump segments
To the dismay of the president’s opponents, WGME and WPFO carry the taped segments on orders from their corporate owner.
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Trump election fraud commission presses Maine, other states for voter details
Maine’s secretary of state serves on commission but says he will delay compliance until mid-September.
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Sen. Collins warns Trump not to interfere in special counsel’s probe into Russian election meddling
Collins, who serves on the Senate panel also investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election, says ‘what the president should do is not say another word and let’ Robert Mueller’s probe go forward.
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Scientist from Maine files whistle-blower complaint against Trump administration
Joel Clement, an Interior Department official who grew up in Falmouth, says in a Washington Post op-ed that he was retaliated against for speaking out about the dangers of climate change.
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Trump’s election commission won’t probe Russian infiltration at state level
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, a panel member, raises the issue during its first meeting on Wednesday.
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Maine’s river herring making dramatic comeback, a godsend for the food chain
With the path to inland spawning grounds clear, the species rebounds with unexpected speed, benefiting everything from bald eagles to Atlantic cod.