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Rising costs have Old Town-area communities considering a regional ambulance service

A spike in the cost of ambulance services for about a half dozen communities around Old Town has them starting to discuss whether to create a regional ambulance service to minimize future cost hikes.

University of Maine graduates historic class of 2022

The University of Maine celebrated 1,680 undergraduate students in two ceremonies Saturday during the 220th commencement held at Alfond Sports Arena on campus, which was packed with thousands of friends and family members.

Old Town buys vacant building in attempt to attract businesses downtown

The city of Old Town’s economic development arm will purchase a vacant building in its latest move to breathe life back into its downtown area that suffered a blow from a large fire in 2019 and has been gradually building back.

UMaine is using 3D-printing to help it return cultural artifacts to an Alaska tribe

A new project at the University of Maine is bringing engineers, artists and a campus museum together to return culturally sensitive artifacts to an Alaska tribe that wants the items returned.

Aroostook County principal will become Veazie’s next superintendent

Timothy Tweedie, principal of Houlton Middle-High School, will take over as Veazie’s superintendent and principal of the Veazie Community School on July 1.

45 student teams test their renewable energy creations in wind and waves at UMaine

A student renewable energy competition returned to the University of Maine on Friday after a two-year pandemic hiatus, challenging middle- and high-school students from across Maine to create floating platforms for wind turbines that could best withstand wind and waves.

Old Town could be one of the 1st places in Maine with a fleet of electric scooters

Old Town could become one of the first Maine communities where residents and visitors can zip around the streets on electric scooters if the city OKs a pilot program with a company that has scooters all over the world.

Old Town landfill shows how tough Maine’s ‘forever chemical’ problem is to solve

Twin Rivers Paper Company in Madawaska is licensed to release 15 million gallons a day of treated papermaking-related waste into the St. John River, including the liquid runoff from the mill’s state-licensed, special waste landfill.

Flooding closes Orono elementary school for the day

Flooding closed Orono’s elementary school for the day Wednesday as officials worked to stop the flooding and restore power in the building.

UMaine joins the ranks of the nation’s top-tier research universities

Maine’s flagship research university has been named a top-tier research institution, joining a group that makes up less than 4 percent of all postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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