With a decline in employment in the state’s pulp and paper industry, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.
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Cash App parent company agrees to $80M settlement
Maine regulators were among agencies in 7 states leading the enforcement effort, which included 48 state agencies altogether.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon middle school construction slated to begin next year
An addition and renovations at Phillip W. Sugg school is expected to take about 18 months.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
Maine’s delegation welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
The deal, which has yet to be finalized, calls for a 6-week end to fighting during which hostages and prisoners would be released and additional aid would come to Gaza.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Sixth grade students moving to former Mexico police station Tuesday
RSU 10 Superintendent Deb Alden said staff will begin moving in Friday.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Wilton schools’ principal explains challenges facing education today
RSU 9 board of directors told of progress in reducing absenteeism.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Biden administration withdraws rules to protect endangered right whales from ship collisions
Conservation groups say the move will leave the North Atlantic right whale — which now numbers fewer than 380 — vulnerable to extinction.
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Augusta firefighter spending his vacation battling Southern California wildfires
Rich Beaudoin is among a group of 20 Maine firefighters helping to fight the deadly flames in the Los Angeles area.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s lighthouses added to global list of endangered heritage sites
World Monuments Watch says Maine’s historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Foster ‘Grammies’ connect with elementary pupils in Auburn
At Walton Elementary School, two volunteers with the Foster Grandparents program are making connections with children and the next generation of the community.