The needs of the fish, bacteria and plants must be addressed to get and maintain conditions for success.
Vanessa Paolella
Sun Journal
Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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Salad days: Lisbon’s Springworks is booming on a diet of lettuce and fish
After just seven years, the aquaponics operation run by a 26-year-old Bowdoin grad is the largest in New England and raises 1 million heads of lettuce yearly. And there’s much more to come.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post
Republicans have vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership
Posted inNation / World, News
Pipeline hack fuels gas crunch; US suspects Russian origins
Motorists are finding gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
As feds push menthol cigarette ban, states weigh broader measures
Maine is one of several states considering restrictions on methanol cigarettes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine tourism industry experts expect strong travel season
HospitalityMaine says that interest in visiting Maine has been growing, even before restrictions were loosened.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Break, Mother India open after temporary closure
Break resumed normal operations Tuesday, and Mother India has been open since April 23.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Man speeds across border, tops 150 mph on motorcycle
Police say a New Brunswick man sped through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing and led police on a high-speed pursuit in Maine
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
U.S. companies that cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be fined or punished even after they’re caught
Posted inBethel, Business, News
Bed-and-biscuit: At Paws Inn in Bethel, pets and their humans are welcome
Carolyn Bailey, owner of Paws Inn, is dedicated to offering guests and their pets a bed-and-breakfast experience.