Maine Campus - Protesters gathered in Freeport earlier this month as the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) considered Central Maine Power (CMP)’s proposal to raise residential electricity rates by an average of $420 per year. The plan has garnered mixed reactions across the state, with some calling it unaffordable and others supporting CMP’s effort to modernize the power grid and create jobs. Public comments submitted to the MPUC demonstrate the wide range of opinions from residents and organizations both supporting and opposing the proposed rate increase.
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Maine is building homes faster, but they are emptier
Not since the Great Squirrel Apocalypse of 2018 has there been so many dead squirrels — or at least, that's how it seems. Doug Hitchcox, staff naturalist at Maine Audubon, said there’s no good data on the size of the squirrel population, but a spike in roadkill is likely a sign of a boom, not a bust. University of New England professor Noah Perlut said he’s noticed more of them this fall than any time since the "Squirrelmageddon" of 2018.