A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.

Last year was Maine's hottest on record, with midsummer and late fall heatwaves and record temperatures in the north driving the average annual statewide temperature 5 degrees above the historical average,

The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was centered about 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor in Maine, officials said.

A State Department directive says agencies will not be reimbursed for items like housing and food assistance, cutting off lifelines for new Mainers during the first three months in a new community.

Maine, meanwhile, is mired in a long-running debate over where to develop an offshore wind port — Mack Point, an existing industrial port in Searsport, or adjacent Sears Island, an undeveloped state-owned island linked by a causeway.

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday was centered off York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island, a USGS map showed. What time was the earthquake today?

YORK, Maine (WGME) -- An earthquake shook parts of Maine on Monday. The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) originally reported a 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred about 8 miles southeast of York Harbor around 10:22 a.m. It was later lowered to a 3.8 magnitude earthquake.

It cut off funding this week, with no notice, to agencies working to resettle immigrants and refugees in the state.

FARMINGTON, Maine (WABI) - UMaine Farmington junior Ayla Bodach-Turner is back from competing in the FISU World University Games in Torino, Italy for the Division III United States Nordic Team earlier this month. She said that the trip can help build connections for a future in skiing, teaching, and coaching.

Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.

Old Bristol Historical Society is hosting a Zoom presentation on Maine’s role in the history of slavery in the United States at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. In collaboration with Lincoln County Historical Association,