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Football, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

MPA Classification Committee rejects plan for basketball reclassification

by Dave Dyer January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Committee members will meet with chairs of the MPA’s Basketball Committee to reach a solution to a proposal that would have had many schools moving into higher classes.

Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

Schools could face tough decisions should small-sided soccer division come to Maine

by Mike Mandell January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

MPA committee to review eight-player soccer proposal Thursday as the sport’s landscape is set to change again.

Local & State

PFAS levels in livestock can diminish if contamination source removed, state officials say

by Kaitlyn Budion January 16, 2023January 17, 2023

Research has found that once a contamination source is removed from a farm, PFAS levels in livestock will drop to the point that products derived from the animals can be sold to consumers, officials said at a public forum last week.

Local & State

Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job

by Amy Calder January 13, 2023January 15, 2023

Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.

Local & State

Early round of PFAS testing of groundwater finds 75% of Maine sites within safe levels

by Kaitlyn Budion January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

The state last year tested more than 1,600 private wells seen as high-priority sites, and inspectors this year will test hundreds more for groundwater contamination.

Maine colleges, Sports, Times Record Sports

Maine Maritime Academy announces plan to restore football program

by Dave Dyer January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

After suspending program for 2 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, MMA set to bring the sport back this fall.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

Men’s basketball: Inconsistency plagues Maine in loss to NJIT

by Travis Lazarczyk January 8, 2023January 8, 2023

The Black Bears can’t hold a late lead and fall in overtime to the Highlanders, 91-83.

Local & State, Schools and Education

Thomas College to receive $974,000 in federal money to expand cybersecurity program

by Kaitlyn Budion January 8, 2023January 9, 2023

The Waterville college is positioning itself to graduate an increasing number of information security analysts to fill available positions in a burgeoning, potentially lucrative field.