4 years ago Rural youth share aspirations in large-scale surveys in Maine, Oregon ORONO — For middle and high school students in some forest-dependent rural communities in Maine and Oregon, a lack of money for education is the top barrier to pursuing the career they want, according to a survey of more than 2,000 youth by researchers at the University of Maine and Oregon State University.
4 years ago High school golf season is under way with plans to crown state champions Here’s something a lot of student-athletes might not have expected to read this year — the fall high school sports season is about to begin.
4 years ago Looming flu season raises the ‘possibility of two concurrent epidemics’ With the coronavirus already circulating in Maine, health care providers across the state are urging residents to get flu shots as soon as possible so that they can be protected when the influenza season arrives in the next few weeks, creating what the state’s top public health official called “the possibility of two concurrent epidemics.
4 years ago Lead ammunition: Facts or fiction? The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has jumped on the no-lead-bullets bandwagon.
4 years ago Greenville-based wildlife biologist receives top MDIFW honor AUGUSTA –- Scott McClellan, a wildlife biologist in the Greenville office, was honored with one of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s (MDIFW) highest honors, the Kenneth Anderson Award, given annually to the member of the department who has made exemplary contributions towards the enhancement of the state’s inland fisheries and wildlife.
4 years ago Free online workshop on photographing beef cattle for market sale DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will offer a free online workshop about photographing beef cattle for virtual markets at 6:30 p.
4 years ago How Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates differ on climate change and the environment The effects of climate change are already broadly felt in Maine and across the U.
4 years ago Stop complaining about lack of high school football and focus on student wellness Anyone who’s been involved with high school football knows the feeling of being on the wrong end of a halftime blowout.