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UMaine Dining hosts career fair
ORONO -- UMaine Dining held a career fair Tuesday afternoon to meet with prospective employees as they prepare for the fall semester. Staff conducted on-site interviews and answered questions for people interested in joining the team. More staff is needed as the university plans to open up more venues on campus, including a Starbucks and a pub.
This Maine Caterpillar Will Make You Itch Like it’s Browntail Season
Back in the spring, the conversations about browntail moth caterpillars began. There were all sorts of predictions about how this season was going to fare, based on conditions over the winter, and that whole zombie virus thing. It seemed like the winter was setting us up for a big-time eradication of BTM caterpillars, but that didn't really come to fruition in the way we'd all hoped. I had the rash like three times this year.
Bipartisan effort to improve legislative transparency takes aim at placeholder bills
This past session, legislators passed a shield law to protect healthcare providers from other states’ bans on reproductive and gender-affirming care. The bill was one of the most hotly debated of the session — not only due to its subject matter but also over how it was introduced. Some of the incorrect claims about what […]
UPDATE: 36ers eliminated at state American Legion baseball tournament
UPDATE: The defending state and Northeast Region champions knocked Boothbay out of the Maine American Legion tournament on Monday. The Trenton Acadians scored 10 runs in the first inning and defeated Boothbay, 11-1, in Bangor. The 36ers won once in two games in the southern zone playoffs and won one...
Former Maine teacher pleads guilty to assault of student
A former Maine music teacher at Hancock Grammar School pleaded guilty on Monday to assault and disorderly conduct as part of a plea deal that included the dropping of an unlawful sexual touching charge. According to the Ellsworth American, 37-year-old Seth Briggs of Glenburn rubbed a 14-year-old student’s leg over...
Volunteers Are Going Door to Door in Central Maine Teaching Residents to Use Narcan
Over the last couple of decades, the work it takes to keep drugs off the streets of Maine has likely tripled. It's no secret that the drug epidemic has reached a fever pitch, not just here in Maine, but all around the country. And now, local police departments, drug enforcement agencies, sheriff's offices and state police units are working overtime to try and curb the drugs that have flooded our towns.
Two of Maine’s congressional races will use ranked-choice voting in November
Two of the three congressional races on Maine ballots in November will use ranked-choice voting, which has impacted the outcome of some recent elections. Last week, the Department of the Secretary of State released an updated list of general candidates for all races, except for the presidency. The list included an independent candidate running for […]
Ann-Frédérique Guay Exceeds Expectations Again and Again
In the span of a year, Ann-Frédérique Guay has gone from a First Team All-American with Norwich in NCAA DIII, to a Hockey East All-Academic All-Star with Maine, and now to a professional hockey player signing in Sweden. Guay continues to exceed all expectations, including her own.
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