A Maine wildlife biologist said one of the bear cubs that nearly froze to death is doing well after being placed with a surrogate den.
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Posted inEncore
Maine Maple Sunday is March 24
There will be more than 60 sugarhouses offering Maine Maple Sunday activities from Aroostook to York County, and some sugar shacks have events on Saturday and Sunday.
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Posted inFranklin, News
Highway equipment plan slated for consideration in Strong
Equipment reserve accounts lack enough money to pay for replacements.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Paris sidewalks to be cleared overnight
The Highway Department will soon be working from 3 to 7 a.m. clearing away snow.
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Contract awarded for Poland middle school addition
RSU 16 directors accept the $4.7M bid by Great Falls Construction of Gorham.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Gingerbread House getting new entrance this year
Restoration of the Norway landmark has been progressing since 2011.
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘Stop the stream of imposed mandates’
New Maine Education Commissioner A. Pender Makin is urging people not to take the state’s standardized test scores too seriously.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Sugarloaf youth program offers fresh air, exercise and lifelong enjoyment
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — It can be seen as an affordable opportunity to substitute television and computer games with fresh air and exercise. The Sugarloaf Regional Ski Educational Foundation has funded the Ski/Skate Program for SAD 58 elementary school students for the past 52 years. The Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club supports and promotes the program, which […]
Posted inLocal & State
Heat, humidity, shots of cold highlight 2018’s weather
We love it, we hate it. We compliment it, we complain about it. We escape it, we embrace it. The weather, in all its many forms, reigns supreme here in Maine. And taking 2018 as a whole, the weather stood out for its warmth, its humidity, and a shot of shocking cold and snow in […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Bill aims to change Maine’s license plate slogan from ‘Vacationland’ to ‘Staycationland’
A new bill aims to change the slogan on Maine license plates from “Vacationland” to “Staycationland.” The bill called ” An Act to Rebrand Maine’s License Plate Slogan from “Vacationland” to “Staycationland” is sponsored by Representative Kent Ackley (I), who represents District 82. A “staycation” is when you stay home or in your local area. […]