The 43rd annual Maine Highland Games brought traditional Scotish athletics, piping and dance competitions to Brunswick on Saturday.
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UMaine names Samantha Hegmann-Wary its interim athletic director
The senior women’s administrator in the athletic department, Hegmann-Wary will serve as the interim AD while the university searches for Ken Ralph’s successor.
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Electric slide: Consumers and government push for more electric vehicles
Maine is pushing to increase the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the road from 7,000 to 219,000 by 2030.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education, Times Record
Teacher retirements and resignations burden schools statewide
As the new school year nears, superintendents are scrambling to find qualified applicants to fill positions, mirroring a recent trend.
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Efforts grow in Maine to encourage use of bird-safe windows
The new L.L. Bean headquarters in Freeport offers the most recent example of windows retrofitted to help prevent bird strikes.
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Golden, Pingree join House Democrats in passing Inflation Reduction Act
Golden joined the rest of his party’s members in passing the legislation after being the only House Democrat to vote against the larger Build Back Better package that passed in the House but failed in the Senate last year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Facing high turnover in its top position, Hallowell-area school district to pursue ‘more in-depth’ hiring process for new superintendent
After five superintendents stepped down over three years, officials from Regional School Unit 2 hope that conducting a longer search will yield a candidate who wants to stay.
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Sen. King releases draft bill that would expand offshore wind development
Sen. Angus King, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a discussion draft bill Thursday that aims to expand development of offshore wind. The Renewable Energy on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act would codify a renewable energy leasing program on the Outer Continental Shelf similar to the current leasing program for […]
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Insulin price cap championed by Collins stripped from spending bill by fellow Republicans
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King both have sought to cap the drug’s price, which has shot up tenfold in the U.S. – but not other countries – in 20 years.
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Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within
Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school’s interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.