Caleb Manuel, a UConn sophomore from Topsham shot 11 under through three rounds, then won a playoff to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA championship.
2022
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
With new properties in Manchester and Vassalboro, Kennebec Land Trust now has 7,500 acres of conserved land
The 132-acre area in Manchester and 36-acre addition to the Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat to include trails for hiking, cross country skiing and other low-impact recreational activities.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan officials look to transform downtown lot in effort to boost interest in riverfront project
The nonprofit group Main Street Skowhegan plans to develop a portion of a parking lot as green space for people to congregate along the banks of the Kennebec River near where the Skowhegan River Park is to be developed.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: A Down East invasive spider spins web of intrigue
The “European hammock spider,” also known as the dwarf weaver or Linyphia triangularis, has been slowly expanding its nonnative range in Maine and causing a stir in the spider community, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Lawsuit contends Maine’s right-to-food amendment allows for Sunday hunting
The suit seeks to overturn the state’s ban on Sunday hunting because of ‘the unalienable constitutional right to harvest food.’
Posted inHealth
Maine to update reimbursement rates to help struggling health centers
MaineCare’s reimbursement rates were set almost 20 years ago.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Dr. Fauci: ‘Pandemic phase’ over for US, but COVID-19 still here
Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” on new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board considers proposal to convert vacant building into housing for homeless
Board votes 7-0 Tuesday to recommend the City Council rezone 8 Highwood St., a former office building, to allow for apartments for families and seniors, as well as “crisis housing” for homeless people awaiting permanent housing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Ideas on mute? New study finds remote meetings dampen brainstorming
A new study says if you want to brainstorm during a meeting, it works better in person than over remote video conferencing.
Posted inMaine, News
Gov. Mills issues first two vetoes from 2022 legislative session
One bill would have changed the governance structure of the University of Maine system, and the other dealt with transmission lines that didn’t directly benefit state residents.