A boy from Maine was injured Saturday after driving a snowmobile off a bridge in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, officials said. New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers responded to a call that a snowmobile had crashed off a bridge on Perry Stream Road shortly after 1 p.
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate was barred from participating in a regulatory proceeding for a $400 million transmission upgrade.
Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 miles off the coast of York, Maine on Monday. The earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was about 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, according to USGS. It shook at a depth of 13.2 km. There is no tsunami danger from this earthquake.
The sun is currently at solar maximum, according to NASA, the peak of activity in its natural cycle, which is creating more opportunities to see the northern lights.
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster caught by New Hampshire and Maine fishermen, stating New Hampshire would not comply with the guidelines set to go into effect July 1.
Officials in Maine say ratepayers in that state could be on the hook to pay $40 million to fund a power project to rebuild a transmission line in New Hampshire’s
An earthquake off the Maine coast rattled New England on Monday, causing shaking in parts of the state, as well as in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Monday’s incident marked the strongest earthquake in the northeast U.S. since last year when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey in April — the strongest to hit the region in more than a decade, according to NBC News. There is currently no tsunami threat in New England, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center.
Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.
The project would rebuild a transmission line in the White Mountains. It's estimated to cost $400 million in total.