UMaine asks faculty to retire to address budget shortfall

Stanton celebrates 10-year anniversary with Broadreach Public Relations

Milestone recognizes Stanton’s decade of leadership, growth and impact at the Portland communications firm PORTLAND – Broadreach Public Relations, a woman-owned strategic communications firm located in Portland, is recognizing Paula Stanton as she celebrates 10 years with the firm. Stanton joined Broadreach in 2016 as a client manager, advanced through several roles and now serves […]

Ellsworth council candidate requests recount after losing by 7 votes

It marks the second year in a row that Ellsworth will perform a recount of the City Council race.

Early morning fire destroys Bangor outbuilding

Firefighters got there within five minutes, and when they arrived, the outbuilding was fully engulfed in flames.

Maine heating oil prices are up 79% from a year ago

In eastern and Down East Maine, prices range from a low of $5.68 to a high of $6.40.

Buckets, chickens and worms: Schools reduce cafeteria food waste through compost, shared tables

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — At Lovin Elementary School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, students play with their food. Sort of. Some walk around the cafeteria with buckets collecting leftover lunch scraps. These apple cores, banana peels and grape stems ultimately head to Lovin’s outdoor compost bin. Others put unopened milk in a shared refrigerator for students to […]