Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine study part of effort to solve Alzheimer’s puzzle
In the oldest state in the nation, finding a cure has never been more important.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
UMaine professor compelled to make art at the border
Activist-artist Susan Smith of Dover-Foxcroft has been traveling extensively to Texas.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Report recommends sweeping changes at UMaine law school
The proposal for changes in governance, funding and course offerings will be reviewed by UMaine System trustees, who must determine how to pay for the endeavor.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
University of Maine System to release findings on future of law school
A committee that has looked at the challenges facing Maine’s only law school is expected to release a report on its findings at the end of the week.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Creative hub for kids planned for Magic Lantern
The Maine 4-H Foundation will operate an innovation lab and learning center for local students there.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Enrollment dropped more than half at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College in 13 years
Students have gone from a record high of 1,350 in 2005 to about 600 in 2019.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s Styrofoam ban gets mixed response from Waterville-area businesses
The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine wilderness can help save us from climate, extinction crises
If we choose to protect them, old, wild forests are capable of storing carbon and preserving the habitat of a variety of species.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Someone finally read the Mueller report – out loud
Ten Bucks Theatre Company in Bangor hits the stage with the document that everyone’s talking about but few have actually examined.