Maine Courts Go Digital: The Maine Judicial Branch set eFiling rollout dates for Hancock and Washington County courts: Region 7 goes paperless July 27, 2026 (after Region 8’s June 1 start), with all trial courts expected to be fully electronic by early 2027. Coastal Tech Meets Local Pushback: Eastport residents urged the City Council to oppose DeepGreen’s proposed underwater AI data center, citing wetlands protections and Clean Water Act concerns as the project seeks federal study permits. Cancer Care Gets a Genomics Boost: Northern Light Health announced a $10 million gift to create the Jim and Cathy Gero Center for Genomics and Advanced Therapies in Brewer, expanding precision medicine and clinical trial access. Education Policy: Gov. Janet Mills celebrated Maine’s statewide “bell-to-bell, no cell” school cellphone ban, effective 2026-2027, aiming to improve focus and outcomes. Fisheries Research: NOAA launched its 2026 Commercial Fishing Crew Survey across ports from Maine to North Carolina to track working conditions and how management decisions affect crews. Energy & Resilience Grants: Maine awarded more than $5M in community resilience grants for winter storm resilience and energy efficiency upgrades, including heat-pump replacements and wharf engineering plans.