It takes the form of legal threats to companies sometimes on the other side of the country.
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Teen farmhands learn lessons of grit, teamwork and, of course, how food is grown
They’re spending the summer on Maine farms picking blueberries, cucumbers, strawberries and more.
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At back to school time, a mother takes a 360-look at sustainable lunches
In the yes column, a lunch sack, a Thermos and leftovers.
Posted inMaine, News
Bates prepares to welcome 2nd-largest class in its history
The Lewiston college says more students than usual accepted offers of admission, resulting in 550 students expected to arrive on campus Monday.
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Utah graduate assistant warns students carrying firearms that they must stand on ‘3×3 taped square’
The educator is reassigned after referring to concealed carry as ‘absurd, antisocial, and frightening.’
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Families’ lawsuit challenges Maine law against public funding for religious schools
The federal lawsuit seeks to overturn the decades-old law barring tuition reimbursements for sectarian schools.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students as semester starts
Testing identifies several types of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall, some of it low levels of ‘black mold.’ Some students say the school was slow to inform them of the problem.
Posted inFood & Dining, Life & Culture
Kalamata’s Kitchen books help parents, kids bond over food
The children’s book series explores an imaginary place where a little girl travels with friends she calls her ‘Taste Buds.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools and Education
KeyBank donating $25,000 to community college system in honor of former president
Sterling Kozlowski was on the board of the foundation supporting Maine’s community college system, and a staunch supporter of its mission.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Professor’s win in appeals court lets her proceed with lawsuit against UNE
Her complaint that the school retaliated after she reported alleged sexual harassment by her department chairman is returned to a lower court, where it could go to trial.