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Posted inMaine, News
Like egg prices, demand for chicks is up this year
Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.
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Posted inMaine, News, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
After season-ending loss in NCAA Tournament, UMaine reflects on ‘what matters’
The Black Bears lost to Penn State, 5-1, in the first round of the tournament on Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest targets Elon Musk, Trump
More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Some Maine schools shorted because of yearslong DOE mistake
The mistake in how money paid to independent schools for public school students is calculated was discovered earlier this year by Maine’s education department and dates back to 2016.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Marden’s is coming to Farmington
The plan is to conduct open interviews on April 10 and 11 and open in late May.
Posted inMaine
Maine sees 2-5 inches of snow Saturday
Wet weather will continue throughout the state this weekend into Monday.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls board sets hearing on animal, dog control ordinance
The public hearing is at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Livermore Falls Town Office
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Climate Council says it’s ‘not all doom and gloom’ amid concerns about federal cuts
The council working to achieve state goals to reduce climate change emissions says it is still on track despite some funding disruptions.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
DHHS refers Maine to Justice Department for enforcement regarding ‘noncompliance with Title IX’
The action comes a day after state officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports.