Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Why aren’t there enough firefighters in Maine?
Call volumes are up, department ranks are thin, and leaders are sounding the alarm for local solutions.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2021
Video: Maine celebrates long-anticipated bicentennial parade
After it was rescheduled twice due to the pandemic, Maine’s bicentennial parade was just the right kind of quirky fun.
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PublishedJune 13, 2021
Why do ultra marathons award belt buckles?
The tradition stems from ultra running’s shared history with long-distance horse races.
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PublishedJune 13, 2021
Six stand-out locations for trail running in Maine
Three ultramarathon runners share some of their favorite training locations in Maine.
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PublishedJune 13, 2021
Why do ultra marathons award belt buckles?
The tradition stems from ultra running’s shared history with long-distance horse races.
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PublishedJune 13, 2021
Maine ultra marathoners: running into the unknown
Ask an ultra runner “Why?” — why repeatedly put yourself through hours (sometimes days) of exhaustion, pain, bad weather and mental strain — and most will say they’re on a journey to discover their limits.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Photo Album: How to take advantage of a week full of sun
Mainers have been out and about enjoying the beautiful weather this past week. Best of all, the warm weather is set to continue until Saturday.
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
Fish in space? NASA studies aquaponics to produce food in space, on Mars
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is researching several methods for food production in space and on other planets, including aquaponics. Perpetual production is critical when few resources are available, and closed-system methods are ideal for their efficiency. Aquaponics is particularly appealing because it offers high productivity of plants and fish. Researchers are working […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
Aquaponics is complex: ‘It’s everything, anything you can really think of’
The needs of the fish, bacteria and plants must be addressed to get and maintain conditions for success.
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
Salad days: Lisbon’s Springworks is booming on a diet of lettuce and fish
After just seven years, the aquaponics operation run by a 26-year-old Bowdoin grad is the largest in New England and raises 1 million heads of lettuce yearly. And there’s much more to come.
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