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New parents in rural Maine have less paid leave than urban counterparts, Northeastern research finds
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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June 18, 2025
Diapers or groceries? Study shows new parents in rural Maine lack paid leave, and about one-third worry about enough money for food. Stock photo by Getty Images A Northeastern University study of working parents of newborns in rural and...
Kashmiri Scientist Bags Prestigious ASBMR Award, First Ever from the Region
Kashmir Life
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June 18, 2025
by Faiqa Masoodi SRINAGAR: In a landmark moment for Jammu and Kashmir’s academic and scientific community, Dr Aijaz Ahmad John Bhat has been honoured with the 2025 ASBMR Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award, becoming the first Kashmiri ever to...
Laurel Libby isn’t fighting for Maine girls | Letter
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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June 18, 2025
This is in response to Mary Fallon’s June 4 letter titled “Laurel Libby is fighting for Maine girls.” If Fallon took the time to do some research, she’d see that Libby is not fighting for Maine girls. Based on her voting record, Libby...
UMaine funding restored for research on 'forever chemicals'
Mainebiz - Oregon
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In yet another federal funding cut and reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has restored the full $1.6 million grant to University of Maine researchers working with farmers to reduce the risks of harmful forever chemicals. UMaine...
Boutique to bold: Setting the stage for Maine’s aquaculture growth
Aquaculture North America
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June 17, 2025
An expanding aquaculture sector in Maine has prompted a multi-year, interdisciplinary collaborative research project to gain a better understanding of the seafood sector’s value chain. The findings paint a picture of the challenges and...
New Research Indicates Texas Among Leaders For Psychopaths
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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June 18, 2025
Believe it or not, the state of Texas is one of America's top four states for potential psychopathic behavior. Texas? Yes, same state where bass fishing, deer hunting, bull riding and Six Flags rule the roost, is also home to more potential...
Fidium by Consolidated Expands Fiber Network in Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Telecompetitor
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June 17, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — June 17, 2025 — Fidium, Maine’s best internet provider according to CNET, has expanded its multi-gig, symmetrical speed internet service in Old Orchard Beach, bringing its future-proof fiber network to more than 7,800...
This Is the Most Expensive Neighborhood in Maine Right Now
Q106.5 - Maine
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June 17, 2025
While every state has its ‘expensive parts’ to live in, Maine is no exception, and the price tag to live here is high! Listen, we get it—being an adult means realizing that everything costs money, and most things cost a lot. And one of the biggest...
35th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl features digital tickets, football festival, and record fundraising goal
News Center Maine
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June 17, 2025
The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic in Lewiston celebrates its 35th year with digital tickets and aims to raise $300,000 for Shriners Children's. LEWISTON, Maine — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic is celebrating its 35th anniversary with...
Congressional Lawmakers Approve Bill To Block Justice Department From Rescheduling Marijuana
Marijuana Moment
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July 15, 2025
A congressional committee has approved a spending bill that contains provisions to block the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana. The legislation would also maintain a separate longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis...
EDP Renewables North America Announces Start of Commercial Operations at Bar Harbor Solar in Maine
AltEnergyMag
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June 17, 2025
Bar Harbor Solar is EDPR NA’s second operational solar project in the Pine Tree State Bar Harbor, Maine (June 17, 2025) - EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), a leading renewable energy developer and operator in the United States, today...
New federal data show Maine’s foster care population grew at the fastest rate in the nation
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 16, 2025
Maine’s child welfare system includes DHHS, the attorney general’s office, which represents the department in court, the attorneys who represent parents and the judges who preside over child protection cases. Within DHHS, the Office of Child and...
A tiny Maine town was once the ‘toothpick capital of the world’
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 17, 2025
This story was originally published in May 2021. While most people associate the logging industry in Maine with paper mills, the plentiful forests of Maine provided wood for many products, from yo-yos to cigar lighters. In fact, at one point, one...
Northeastern celebrates 215 graduates during commencement ceremony in Portland, Maine
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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June 16, 2025
The Class of 2025 included master’s degree recipients from 19 countries, nine U.S. states and 41 cities or towns across Maine. The fourth cohort of graduate students completed their studies at the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, last Friday...
Mercy's Dr. Rebecca Cerrato Recognized with American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's 2025 Women's Leadership Award
Newswise
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July 15, 2025
Newswise — (Baltimore, MD – July 15, 2025) -- Rebecca A. Cerrato, M.D., FAAOS, board certified orthopedic surgeon at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center and Director of The Institute’s Fellowship Program, has...
Is the proliferation of abortion pills poisoning the water?
Washington Examiner
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July 13, 2025
An unorthodox argument from anti-abortion advocates that abortion pills and the at-home abortion process pose a substantial environmental risk is gaining traction in state legislatures across the country.Through numerous citizen petitions, court...
National Popular Vote Compact may lose Maine as House votes to withdraw
Pine State News - Maine
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June 16, 2025
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) announced that it may lose a member after Maine's House of Representatives voted to withdraw, citing concerns over state influence and electoral autonomy. The NPVIC is an agreement among U.S....
‘No regrets’: Collins doubles down on votes that led to Maine job losses and abortion restrictions
Maine Beacon
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June 16, 2025
Sen. Susan Collins is standing by a series of votes whose results have had serious negative impacts on Mainers and others, including cuts to health research, job losses, and the stripping back of reproductive rights. Earlier this month, Collins...
Paranormal investigator, Annabelle doll handler, Dan Rivera, dies while on tour with doll
B98.5 - Georgia
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July 15, 2025
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — One of the people charged with handling the Annabelle doll, the real-life haunted toy made famous by “The Conjuring” movie series, has died. Dan Rivera was on tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with the cursed doll at the time of...
‘Enough is enough’: Congressman wants to turn off taxpayer money tap for schools defying Trump on women’s sports
WorldNetDaily
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July 15, 2025
Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr will introduce legislation that requires schools and higher education institutions to “ensure biological fairness” in women’s sports as a condition of receiving federal funding, the Daily Caller News Foundation...