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Backyard composting webinar set for March 11

March 1, 2025February 21, 2025

This workshop will help interested home composters find a system that’s right for them, whether they have a yard or a small back porch.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

Taylor Makar lifts Maine men’s hockey past Vermont

by Travis Lazarczyk February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

The senior transfer notches a hat trick in a 4-1 win, giving him 10 goals in his last nine games.

Local & State, Politics

Sen. Susan Collins vows to fight medical research cuts

by Joe Lawlor February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

The Maine Republican said she is helping to form a coalition to undo Trump administration cutbacks, and will also lobby HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

Maine men’s hockey drops a spot in national ranking

by Travis Lazarczyk February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

The Black Bears can solidify their No. 2 spot in Hockey East by sweeping Vermont this weekend.

Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Local & State, Things to Do

In northern Maine, memory of Mardi Gras traditions is fading

by Leslie Bridgers February 24, 2025March 4, 2025

It wasn’t exactly New Orleans, but Catholics in the St. John Valley liked to stir up mischief before the start of Lent.

Local & State

USDA announces Title IX investigation into UMaine

by Katie Langley February 22, 2025February 24, 2025

The announcement comes a day after the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights launched an investigation into the Maine Department of Education and a Maine school district.