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On this date in Maine history: Sept. 9

Sept. 9, 1957: Maine voters approve a change to the Maine Constitution that ends the 137-year-old practice of holding statewide elections on the second Monday in September. Instead, that voting will occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, just as it does in every other state. The September date was designated […]

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New UMaine Extension crops specialist Bee Chim based in Presque Isle

Bee Chim has been named the University of Maine Cooperative Extension crops specialist based in Presque Isle, according to a news release from the Extension office in Orono. As an Extension agronomist, Chim’s focus is assisting potato growers and other farmers with crop-related educational programs, and applied research. She also has an appointment with the […]