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  • From Kennebunkport to Island Falls, a year of home-grown development

    Maureen Milliken Updated: January 1, 2020

    2019's Real Estate Insiders featured development across the state, much of it by local people taking the reins and helping spur economic development in their communities.

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    UMA plans 'On the Spot Admit Day' at multiple locations

    Staff December 31, 2019

    With the spring semester start at the University of Maine at Augusta right around the corner, the school will be offering admission assistance at multiple locations on Jan. 8.

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    Maine negotiates with new vendor for marijuana track-and-trace

    Staff Updated: December 30, 2019

    The Office of Marijuana Policy has terminated a contract with BioTrackTHC and has signed a letter of intent with another Florida-based firm for the services.

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    Maine’s forest product industry aims for 30% growth over five years

    Staff Updated: December 27, 2019

    A business coalition for Maine’s forest-products industry announced it is looking to add 30% growth to the $8 billion industry by 2025. The coalition, Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine, seeks new applications and markets for the industry.

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    Maine Agricultural Trades Show is about more than the farm

    Maureen Milliken December 26, 2019

    In its 79th year, the three-day show has more than 100 exhibitors and as many workshops, programs and meetings, covering all aspects of Maine's growing and food-producing industry.

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    Long-vacant Augusta 'eyesore' to be redeveloped

    Maureen Milliken Updated: December 25, 2019

    The former office building, which was the first home of University of Maine at Augusta, has been vacant for more than a decade, leaving a gaping hole on the city's main commerce corridor.

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    UMaine System offers freebie to struggling students

    Staff Updated: December 23, 2019

    To help struggling students succeed in college in preparation for entering the workforce, the University of Maine System on Friday said it will offer a course at no charge to promising first-year students who fail a class during their first semester…

  • UMA wins $100K grant for event series celebrating Maine's bicentennial

    Staff December 19, 2019

    The University of Maine at Augusta received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a series of events marking the 200th anniversary of Maine's statehood. The state is offering money for celebrations too.

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    Governor's award recognizes 'excellence' in 4 Maine businesses

    Staff December 19, 2019

    From a coffee maker to a maker of educational software, the four recipients of the 2019 Governor's Award for Business Excellence "are transforming communities across Maine into hubs of excellence," Gov. Janet Mills said.

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    UMA Rockland will expand nursing education resources with $85K gift

    Staff Updated: December 12, 2019

    The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center has been awarded $85,000 to expand and upgrade its science teaching space in support of nursing and medical laboratory technology degree programs. 

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Do you patronize farmers' markets in Maine?
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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.

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