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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.

A critical Maine species will be able to move more freely after Bradley dam repairs

A dam that’s crucial to maintaining water levels along a stream that runs through the campus of a Bradley logging museum is slated for major repairs, after a number of area towns and organizations stepped up to pay for the engineering needed before the work starts.

Bradley town officials want to ‘phase out’ school choice due to rising costs

Citing rising costs, town officials in Bradley want to get rid of school choice for its students.

Old Town schools will pay substitute teachers at one of the area’s highest rates

Schools in Old Town, Alton and Bradley have raised substitute teacher pay to one of the highest rates in the Bangor region as COVID-19 sidelines teachers and schools struggle to find enough substitutes to take their places.

Gas plant at Old Town landfill could heat 10,500 homes, but would require a new pipeline

An operation that would turn the methane released by trash at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town into pipeline-quality natural gas could heat up to 10,500 homes, but would require the construction of a new pipeline to distribute the fuel.

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