Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
2022
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare: Adapt
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: New England oil dealers try ‘concern trolling’
We should ignore pleas by people who profit off fossil fuels to stop the transition to climate-friendly heating.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: In 50 years, so many advancements have helped birders with their pursuits
Birding has moved forward in the past half century, from better field guides and high-tech binoculars to the sharing of information online.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: You can see the signs, but reading them can be a challenge
The markings on a tree must be a big buck, or a moose, or a pileated woodpecker, or even a yellow-bellied sapsucker. Nature can play its own tricks.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Recognition needed that first responders face growing mental health toll
I want to develop and maintain a culture where a law enforcement officer asking for help is applauded as an act of courage, says Maine’s U.S. Attorney.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America is failing the testing test
Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Elaine Robinson Collins
WINDHAM – Elaine Robinson Collins, 93, died Dec. 16, 2021, in Maine. She had returned to her home state last spring …
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
More people at home, and dying from fires, in pandemic
The state fire marshal says the pandemic played a role in helping to push the state’s fire deaths to the highest level since 2014.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College roundup: Record-setting passing day carries Ohio State to Rose Bowl win
Football: C.J. Stroud throws for 573 yards and six touchdowns, and the Buckeyes rally for a 48-45 victory over Utah.