6 years ago
Legislature honors chickadees by refusing to choose one state bird
And so it ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.
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6 years ago
Study: Maine could double revenue from rural tourism
Rural Maine could be making $5.6 billion in rural tourist dollars by 2030, if visitor experiences across its interior “woods region” are improved.
6 years ago
Maine leading the country in reduction of fentanyl prescriptions
Doctors in Maine have made the sharpest reductions in the country in the amount of fentanyl they prescribe. Fentanyl prescriptions from Maine physicians fell by almost 31 percent between 2016 and 2017.
6 years ago
Maine schools can’t agree on when cold is too cold for outdoor recess
Several weeks ago, Asa Adams Elementary School Principal Darren Akerman had a tough choice to make. The sledding hill by the Orono school was iced over, and students could barely walk without slipping on the icy playground.
6 years ago
King says questions about national monument’s status settled after meeting with Trump’s acting interior secretary
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said questions about the status of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as a federal property appear to be settled after meeting Friday in Bangor with Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
6 years ago
UMPI officials meet with Sen. Susan Collins
University of Maine at Presque Isle President Ray Rice and Carolyn Dorsey, director of competency-based education programs at UMPI, met recently with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in her Washington, D.C., office,
6 years ago
Maine cancer group seeks 2019 volunteers
The American Cancer Society is seeking local volunteers to be a part of the annual Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events, the Society’s signature non-competitive fundraiser walks, throughout the state of Maine.
6 years ago
Orono, Hermon high schools among regional winners at Maine Drama Festival
The regional competitions for the 2019 Maine Drama Festival — also known as the one-act play festival — were held this weekend in nine locations around the state.
6 years ago
What to know about Maine’s upcoming bicentennial celebration
2020 may seem a long way off, but preparations for Maine’s bicentennial year are already well underway for the committee formed to plan official state events.
6 years ago
White joins transportation panel
State Rep. Dustin M. White (R-Washburn) has joined the 129th Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Transportation, which oversees Maine’s infrastructure, as well as the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
