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Maine residents cope with unusual heat

By Molly Enking

Published June 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM EDT

Residents of the state of Maine are not used to extreme heat. We hear from a strawberry farm where owners are worried about crop damage, and a beach where people are heading to cool off this summer.

Molly Enking

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