A new law regulating septic systems will curb pollution caused by a lack of natural filtration into freshwater bodies, advocates say.
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Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills tech students receive graduation credits for core academic subjects
MSAD 17 directors accepted a recommendation from its Curriculum Committee to adopt the new policy for students taking classes in five disciplines.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Section of Route 2/Route 4 in Wilton to be closed for culvert replacement
Motorists and bicyclists will need to use state routes 133 and 156 to get around the area starting Monday.
Posted inMaine, News
Searchers find father’s body near top of Katahdin
Tim Keiderling, 58, had last been seen Sunday morning hiking toward the 5,267-foot summit in Baxter State Park. His daughter, Esther, 28, is still missing.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
A Harpswell chocolatier wants to make her Buoy Pops Maine’s next iconic treat
It started with a question: ‘Why has nobody made a lollipop shaped like a lobster buoy?’
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley’s Sarge’s Sports Pub & Grub to be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
ABR Roadshow will be at the restaurant on June 20.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Schools & Education
RSU 73 to get second legal opinion on federal sex discrimination policies
Directors voted 8 to 5 to get a second legal opinion on district policies related to Title IX.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Maine children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel draws criticism and praise for posts about Gaza
Rachel Griffin Accurso’s outspoken posts asking the world to do more for the children of war-torn Gaza have garnered international media attention and prompted the group StopAntisemitism to ask the Department of Justice to investigate her.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s only medical school to expand in new home
The University of New England medical school will be moving from Biddeford into a new, $90 million building in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Lessons learned on Woodstock’s Forest Playground
Principal Beth Clarke hopes this space will spark a love of the outdoors that stays with these students — not just when they go home for the summer, but for a lifetime.