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Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine’s mussels boom
Ocean Acidification
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July 8, 2025
On a glimmering May morning, Tom Briggs pilots a 45ft aluminium barge through the waters of Casco Bay for one of the final days of the annual kelp harvest. Motoring past Clapboard Island, he points to a floating wooden platform where mussels have...
Why Doesn’t Maine Have a State Fair? Here’s the Real Reason
92 Moose - Maine
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July 8, 2025
I was chatting with a friend recently, and she started raving about how much she used to have at the Idaho State Fair. All the rides, the food, the chaos and it got me thinking.. why doesn’t Maine have a state fair? It seems like to me like, every...
A $156M middle school is under construction in rural Maine. What’s behind the price tag?
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
The contract, which is a fixed price unless the state or school were to request a large addition to the build, was awarded to Landry/French Construction, a company based in Scarborough that has handled multiple school projects across the state. As...
New study offers complex picture of AI’s impact on Maine workers
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
New research from the Maine Department of Labor paints a complex picture of the implications that artificial intelligence will have on the state’s labor force. The study examined tasks associated with specific jobs and determined whether...
Trump’s cuts to climate research are derailing science and endangering long-term monitoring
Environmental Health News
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to halt climate science funding and dismantle research infrastructure has already begun to upend major projects, forcing scientists to abandon long-term studies and scaling back the U.S. role in international...
Rainbow in the Sky or Something More? Maine's Viral Mystery
94.9 WHOM - Maine
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July 8, 2025
Have you looked up recently and seen a piece of rainbow stuck in the sky? There was this bizarre and beautiful streak of rainbow brilliance sitting pretty in the sky and we’re all wondering what the heck it is. Peggy Sloan posted a photo of it in...
Maine Officials Chart Statewide Broadband Progress During Director's Road Trip
Broadband Breakfast
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July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025 – Maine officials discussed their collaborative approach to rural broadband challenges during a Wednesday webcast, highlighting ongoing infrastructure investments and digital equity programs across the state's diverse geography. Maine...
How I unwind in the North Maine Woods
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
There are few places in the world today where you can truly disconnect. As technology continues to advance, we grow accustomed to an internet abuzz with reels and creepy AI-generated content. Cellphones constantly alert us to text messages and...
Maine sets decarbonization goals by 2040
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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In 2023, roughly 65 percent of the energy generated in Maine came from renewable sources. Lead sponsor Sen. Mark Lawrence (D-York) said the legislation will make the transition by creating new incentives for low-carbon sources in Maine’s energy...
Murdered Maine paddleboarder remembered as ‘strong, self-made’ woman
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 7, 2025
TENANTS HARBOR, Maine — Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart was a force of nature who was a fierce advocate for friends, human rights and women’s rights. Stewart, 48, died last week after going paddle boarding on Crawford Pond in Union. Maine State Police...
New study offers complex picture of AI's impact on Maine labor force
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 7, 2025
New research from the Maine Department of Labor paints a complex picture of the implications that artificial intelligence will have on the state's labor force. The study examined tasks associated with specific jobs and determined whether...
The impact of Trump administration policies on climate research funding
IOL
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July 7, 2025
The Washington Post|Published 18 minutes ago 7min A $15 million federal grant was supposed to help scientists better understand how the warming climate is harming plants and animals, setting many on paths toward extinction. But the Trump...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Other Services (except Public Administration) industry across Portland Maine News publication area
Portland Maine News
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July 7, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
Swedish medical equipment company plans $135M Maine expansion
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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July 7, 2025
BRUNSWICK – A Swedish medical products manufacturer is planning an expansion of its facility in Brunswick worth more than $100 million. Mölnlycke Health Care said in a statement that the expansion will create jobs and boost the local economy in...
Maine steps up clean energy support with 7 new policies or incentives in 2024
Pine State News - Maine
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July 4, 2025
Maine implemented at least seven new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...
Midcoast meat snacks maker brings home the bacon in 'Greenlight Maine' season finale
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Singing Pastures, a Newcastle-based producer of pasture-raised meat snacks, won the $25,000 Season 10 “Greenlight Maine” cash prize. Owners Holly and John Arbuckle plan to use the money to fund a new website ahead of a rebrand and expansion. In...
Database of hazing victims now available, thanks to University of Maine
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 7, 2025
For 3 years I wanted to figure out *** way to go upstream and honor him and encourage the conversations between youth and their caregivers that would help create more uh communication around the struggles. There are so many people that are in the...
History says this is how Maine will elect its 3rd independent governor
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 7, 2025
Rick Bennett was 11 years old when Lewiston insurance agency owner Jim Longley won the 1974 gubernatorial race to become the first independent governor in Maine and the country. Twenty years later, Mainers elected a public television host named...
Evanston doctor researches role of dads within family and impact on child health
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! Craig Garfield is a board-certified pediatrician who lives in Evanston with his wife, who is also a board-certified pediatrician. He is a physician-scientist...
Maine lawmakers react to passing of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
WABI - Maine
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July 3, 2025
Maine (WABI) - In the wake of Congress passing the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ lawmakers across Maine have released statements: Governor Mills: “The President may call it the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ – but there’s nothing beautiful about it. There is...