From dog-powered trail runs to horse-drawn fairground races, skijoring is taking shape in western and central Maine as a winter sport built on preparation, shared access and control on snow.
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Cold start to winter pushes Maine wood heat demand
December’s colder temperatures have pushed wood demand, while other fuels’ availability and prices remain stable.
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How labels make or break Maine’s recreational cannabis compliance system
Cannabis products sold in Bethel were found to have recreational sales stickers stuck over intact medical-use labels, revealing how Maine’s retail system relies entirely on visible labeling rather than individual product verification.
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For East-West sports teams, travel, adventure are part of the experience
Teams in the Class D South/East-West division, including Bethel, find ways of helping each other, especially when games take them hours from home.
Posted inMaine, News
Trump administration denies appeal for Farmington Upward Bound funds
The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Feds cut funding for Maine high school program, citing diversity concerns
The program, which helps low-income students in central and western Maine get into college, ‘conflicts’ with the federal government’s goals, the Trump administration said.
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Rescue crews save man after fall at Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Township
Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity, sustained serious injuries in the fall, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Farmers markets are open. Here are some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.
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Literary arts education nonprofit holds statewide contest
A Bangor student is the grand prize winner; local county winners reside in Turner, New Sharon, West Gardiner, Bethel and Pittsfield.