PORTLAND, Maine - A team of 25 scientists surveying New England's piers, docks and coves for invasive pests is documenting the growing problem of sea squirts as well as a newcomer, red alga, that's been spreading in southern New England.
The scientists wrap up their weeklong survey Saturday by in southern Maine. Earlier this week, the team visited sites in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The goal is to develop a baseline inventory of marine animals and plants that have taken up residence in waters where they don't naturally occur and determine if they pose threats to native organisms.
Jan (Yon') Smith of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management says the worst invasive species in recent years have been sea squirts, which crowds out marine life on the ocean floor.
AUGUSTA, Maine - An annual national study of the status of roads and bridges in the nation indicates Maine continues to lose ground, dropping to 32nd in the nation from 29th in last year’s report.
AUBURN, Maine - Police in Auburn, Maine, say a dozen men face charges following a sting operation that targeted men who were soliciting or engaging in sexual activity in public places.
FALMOUTH, Maine - Campaigning for Republican congressional hopeful Dean Scontras, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is likening Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine officials say the government's giving a tidal energy company up to $10 million to develop the renewable energy source on a commercial scale.
AUBURN, Maine - A man who was evicted from his apartment in Auburn, Maine, will serve at least two years in prison after pleading guilty to setting the building on fire.
AUGUSTA, Maine - The Department of Public Safety is readying a request for proposals to award about $150,000 in drug forfeiture money for prevention efforts,
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama is calling on Congress to restore a tax on the makers of the hazardous substances that still contaminate so-called "superfund sites" to pay for the clean up.
BOSTON, Massachusetts - Officials say a Massachusetts driver whose van slammed into a car driven by New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has had his driver's license suspended at least five times.
PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Council of Churches, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ and Episcopal Diocese of Maine are condemning a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11.
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