Maine

City councilors were caught off guard in Lewiston after receiving a proposal for a $300 million center inside the downtown Bates Mill only about a month before a meeting when they needed to vote on it.

The agency, known as AMHC, suffered a ransomware attack this month, allegedly from a cyber crime group based in Russia. In a statement, the organization said it “experienced a network disruption.”

Maine's court system wants to hire its first full-time cybersecurity employee amid an ongoing shift that has seen most records starting to become available online

City councilors in Bangor, Maine, decided to remove the option for public comments at city meetings via Zoom after four weeks of disruptions by agitators who joined meetings under fake names.

Willigar has worked for the state for more than a decade, and has helped boost cybersecurity defenses among various agencies. His new job at Microsoft will reflect his public-sector experience.

The AI program uses data from smartphones of people in a specific area, including where they were before they entered the area, how long they spent there and other personal info.

Working with a journalist who spent 50 years reviewing publicly available hazing data, the University of Maine and the University of Washington have developed a database with histories of those who have died.

While many educators and parents have supported and attested to the efficacy of keeping smartphones out of schools, some educational organizations are warning Maine lawmakers not to overreach.

The experimental turbine is a key part of Maine's efforts since the late 2000s to develop commercial offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine, which is too deep for turbines that mount directly on the seafloor.

As dozens of other states have moved their own court records online, Maine still largely remains in the world of paper files, even though the state has spent more than $17 million trying to catch up.

The legislation would create a $15 million grant program to help residents prepare their homes for storms, increase state funding for disaster relief and preparedness, and help communities qualify for federal disaster relief.

The University of Maine, the Maine College of Art & Design, Husson University and the University of New England are expanding their online offerings amid growing demand for flexibility and degree-completion programs.

At least nine school districts in Maine notified families of the data breach on education software company PowerSchool in December, which might have exposed names, birthdates and Social Security numbers.

South Portland Public Schools took its network offline after a data breach Sunday, and Cumberland Police Department is investigating a phishing attack from outside the U.S. that used the email of a student from MSAD 51.

Streetlamps in Rumford, Maine, shine with 5G wireless connectivity, strengthening the community’s communications system. A public-private partnership has enabled officials to use the lights as wireless communication nodes.

Plus, Hawaii has launched a broadband mapping initiative, Boston has announced more than $1 million for digital equity, and more.

Plus, initial proposals for BEAD program funding have been approved in two more states, findings from a new report emphasize the role libraries play in bridging the digital divide, and more.

Weather or technical glitches notwithstanding, the state of Maine’s inaugural research satellite was due to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Tuesday. Its aim? Collecting climate data.