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Teachers Gather at the Schoodic Institute to Celebrate Rural Maine through Community Civics and Place-Based Inquiry

Teachers Gather at the Schoodic Institute to Celebrate Rural Maine through Community Civics and Place-Based Inquiry

On a warm August evening, Maine teachers gathered around a campfire, as Chris Sockalexis, Panawahpskek (Penobscot) Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, played drums, sang, and shared the importance of music in Wabanaki culture. His words...

Owner:  American Government
MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVES FIVE NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS TO SUPPORT MAINE'S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS

MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVES FIVE NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS TO SUPPORT MAINE'S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS

September 16, 2025 Hallowell, Maine- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) announced today that it has selected five projects for approval under a recent request for proposals (RFP) for the sale of energy or renewable energy credits...

Owner:  American Government
Registration Open for 15th Annual Maine PBIS Conference

Registration Open for 15th Annual Maine PBIS Conference

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) and the Maine Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) State Team are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 15th Annual Maine PBIS Conference, which will take place on...

Owner:  American Government
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner

MAINE, September 11 - Back to current news. Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner September 11, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Augusta -...

Owner:  American Government
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner

MAINE, September 11 - Back to current news. Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces Jo D. Saffeir as New Deputy Commissioner September 11, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Augusta -...

Owner:  American Government
Board of Environmental Protection - September 18, 2025

Board of Environmental Protection - September 18, 2025

MAINE, September 18 - Environmental Protection Back to full Meeting Calendar Date: September 18, 2025 Start Time: 9:00 AM Location: Ruth Ann Burke Meeting description/purpose: Related documents (if any): Note: Some documents are provided in...

Owner:  American Government
Educators Invited to ‘Counted Out’ Film Screenings and Guided Dinner Discussions Across Maine

Educators Invited to ‘Counted Out’ Film Screenings and Guided Dinner Discussions Across Maine

This October, the Maine Department of Education (DOE), in partnership with the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine (ATOMIM) and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA), invites educators and school leaders to a series of...

Owner:  American Government
Free Day at Maine State Parks for Library Card Holders on September 20

Free Day at Maine State Parks for Library Card Holders on September 20

MAINE, September 8 - Back to current news. September 8, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Augusta, Maine - September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and thanks to a proclamation by Governor Janet Mills, it is also...

Owner:  American Government
Free Day at Maine State Parks for Library Card Holders on September 20

Free Day at Maine State Parks for Library Card Holders on September 20

MAINE, September 8 - Back to current news. September 8, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Augusta, Maine - September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and thanks to a proclamation by Governor Janet Mills, it is also...

Owner:  American Government
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Hunter from Bridgeton Dies While Bear Hunting in Maine

Hunter from Bridgeton Dies While Bear Hunting in Maine

A South Jersey man died while hunting in rural Maine He collapsed while walking in the woods with his hunting group Despite CPR efforts, he passed away at the scene South Jersey Man Dies While Bear Hunting in Maine A hunter from South Jersey...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
N.J. man dies after collapsing while bear hunting in Maine

N.J. man dies after collapsing while bear hunting in Maine

A New Jersey man died Tuesday after suffering a medical event while bear hunting in Maine, officials said. David Ridgeway, 69, of Bridgeton, collapsed at about 8 a.m. while walking in the woods of Somerset County, Maine, with a hunting group,...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
The Maine Tree Poisoning Scandal

The Maine Tree Poisoning Scandal

According to the New York Times, a couple who live in Brooklyn but summer in Maine are under investigation by Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control for allegedly poisoning their neighbor's tree. The newspaper reported that the couple owns a seasonal...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Fin Whale Skeleton to Be Unveiled at Maine Beer Company

Fin Whale Skeleton to Be Unveiled at Maine Beer Company

Visitors to Maine Beer Company’s tasting room will soon find themselves looking up at an extraordinary new feature: the skeleton of a young fin whale suspended overhead. According to WGME 13, the remains were first discovered along the shoreline...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Maine teachers face probes over comments on Charlie Kirk’s killing

Maine teachers face probes over comments on Charlie Kirk’s killing

Teachers in Maine and other states have faced scrutiny and discipline over comments or online posts they allegedly made after last week’s assasination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The intense focus on educators and backlash from students...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
Modivcare’s restructuring is essential for preserving and expanding access to health care in Maine

Modivcare’s restructuring is essential for preserving and expanding access to health care in Maine

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Heath Sampson is the CEO of Modivcare, a MaineCare transportation...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
Bill McKibben has been writing about climate change for decades. He thinks solar can save us.

Bill McKibben has been writing about climate change for decades. He thinks solar can save us.

Centuries of change, driven by energy. On a sunny July day, that’s what Bill McKibben, the writer and perhaps the most well-known environmentalist apart from Al Gore, wants to talk about. Because, the way he sees it, we’re poised to see another...

Owner:  John W. Henry
Maine regulators approve five new clean energy projects

Maine regulators approve five new clean energy projects

Maine regulators approve renewable energy projects to advance clean energy goals and reuse some contaminated land. HALLOWELL, Maine — Maine utility regulators have approved five renewable energy projects aimed at supporting the state's clean...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Menhaden Fisheries: Federal Policy, Sustainability, and Coastal Economies

Menhaden Fisheries: Federal Policy, Sustainability, and Coastal Economies

Sponsored Content This article is brought to you by the Louisiana Commercial Fisheries Coalition, LLC.America’s menhaden fishery is one of the great success stories of U.S. seafood production – a renewable, sustainably managed resource that...

Owner:  John & Dathel Georges
New Jersey man collapses, dies while bear hunting in Maine

New Jersey man collapses, dies while bear hunting in Maine

A man from New Jersey died while hunting in Somerset County on Tuesday. David Ridgway, 69, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, was hunting a bear in northern Pierce Pond Township around 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife...

Owner:  National Trust for Local News
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