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Portland fishermen protest waterfront development
November 26, 2018Portland fishermen last week launched a social media campaign urging Portland officials and residents to protect the working waterfront and their livelihoods from development.
November 26, 2018
Local Wood Works finding innovative ways to expand economic clout of Maine's vast forests
November 26, 2018At the third annual Maine Wood + Sustainabilty Tour, woodlot owners, but architects, engineers and builders, as well as consumers. Advance economic development initiatives center around the region's forests.
November 26, 2018UMaine report analyzes coastal climate challenges ahead
November 21, 2018Mainers can expect significant environmental changes in the next two decades due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and patterns of climate variability, says a new report by two University of Maine researchers.
November 21, 2018UMaine System trustees draft 'new vision' for public education
November 19, 2018The University of Maine System Board of Trustees released today a draft “declaration of strategic priorities” that would commit its campuses to leading educational efforts statewide in response to Maine’s growing workforce crisis, concerns about s
November 19, 2018Maine trails New England in college grad rate, affordability
November 16, 2018Maine continues to lag behind the rest of New England in the proportion of students completing college on time, and more Maine students have difficulty affording it.
November 16, 2018
Dirigo Food Safety, Unity College win innovation challenge
November 16, 2018Dirigo Food Safety of Yarmouth and a team from Unity College won top honors in the 2018 New England Food System Innovation Challenge, held at Saint Joseph's College in Standish last weekend.
November 16, 2018
Lobster industry chief expects bait crunch
November 14, 2018An expected cutback of the Atlantic herring catch quota is causing concern among lobster fishing interests, which largely rely on herring as bait.
November 14, 2018
Maine Preservation celebrates 13 outstanding revitalization projects
November 13, 2018Maine Preservation celebrated 13 revitalization projects from Augusta to Standish, as well as the Sagadahock Real Estate Association in Bath, as examples of outstanding historic preservation.
November 13, 2018
Maine ‘specialty crop’ producers get competitive boost from $538K USDA grant
November 12, 2018Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry announced Friday that Maine has received $538,073 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to invest in nine projects, including several working to
November 12, 2018
Woods, mill tour will focus on sustainable Maine forest use
November 5, 2018Designers and builders who work with wood will get a chance to learn from those who grow, harvest and mill it Thursday on the Maine Wood + Sustainability Tour, sponsored by Local Wood WORKS, a partnership of organizations focused on sustainable
November 5, 2018
UMaine Foundation announces record fundraising in FY 2018
October 29, 2018More than 230 University of Maine benefactors gathered to celebrate a record-breaking year of fundraising at the annual University of Maine Foundation luncheon held on campus Oct. 26 during homecoming weekend.
October 29, 2018Two grants boost support for business ownership transitions in rural Maine
October 29, 2018The Cooperative Development Institute has received two grants totaling more than $400,000 in public and private funds to support business ownership transitions in rural Maine.
October 29, 2018
UNE joins two Icelandic colleges in offering new ‘ocean food systems’ degree
October 25, 2018The University of New England has signed an agreement with two Icelandic schools about collaborating on a new degree program in ocean food systems.
October 25, 2018
Ten smallbiz CEOs graduate from SBA's Emerging Leaders program
October 25, 2018CEOs of 10 Maine small businesses graduated Tuesday as members of the U.S. Small Business Administration's first Emerging Leaders class in Maine.
October 25, 2018
State rejects Kittery's request to delay decision on oyster farm expansion
October 22, 2018The Maine Department of Marine Resources denied a request by the town of Kittery to delay its decision on a proposed expansion of an oyster farming operation by Spinney Creek Shellfish of Eliot.
October 22, 2018Rockland eyes historic preservation ordinance
October 18, 2018The Rockland City Council is considering a historic preservation ordinance, with plans for a first reading of an amended version in November, the Pen Bay Pilot reported.
October 18, 2018
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